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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? 60dB
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A 0.6-1 A ?
TX Max 23 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II YAESU-FT-000857D WOUXUN-KG-000819