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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile quad-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 26-33 / 47-54 / 108-180 / 320-512 / 750-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB) without Q-multiplier
1.6 kHz (-6 dB) with Q-multiplier
12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz - 29 / 50 / 144 / 430 MHz bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 W (UHF: 40 W)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/400 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 2.2-3 A ? 500 mA
TX Max 23 A - 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1961 and 1964 Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
381 × 177.8 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.00 × 10.00 in)
140 × 41.5 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.63 × 6.61 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 9.53 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO LAFAYETTE-HE-000030-(KT-320) TYT-TH-009800