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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 200-450 mA 750 mA
TX 20 A max 2.5 A max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2 XIEGU-G000090