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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF / 50m Transceiver | 100W | 32-bit DSP
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +122 °F [–10 °C to +50 °C]) ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz AM/CW/SSB: 1/10 Hz, FM: 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
0.16 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (BW: 15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (28 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.35 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
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Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
CW/RTTY/PKT 0.5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less
SSB 2.4 kHz or better 3.6 kHz or less
AM 6 kHz or better 15 kHz or less
FM 15 kHz or better 25 kHz or less
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
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Image rejection ? HF: ≥ 70 dB 6m: ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 1.8-54 MHz (amateur bands only) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) 5-100 W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.7-150 depending on band)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 10% (Negative Ground) 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX 2.7 A max 1.8-2.1 A ?
TX 20 A max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2012 and 20xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
365 × 115 × 312 mm
(14.37 × 4.53 × 12.28 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX Hi-perf crystal roofing filters
4.3 inch TFT screen
High speed spectrum scope
32-bit IF-DSP
9 MHz IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
USB, CAT and µ-tune ports
3 × SO-239 connectors
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Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 YAESU-FTDX003000 SONY-ICF-SC000001