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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz - 60 MHz 10-160 m 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ?
Selectivity SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
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Image rejection HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9-15.9V DC Mains or 12 V DC Mains
Current RX 250-450 mA 0.6 A 50 W
TX 3 A max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 20xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000703 NCG-000010/160M YAESU-FRDX-000400