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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band VHF/UHF transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 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)
118-134 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   AM   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) W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB 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 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB 60dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 500mW @ <5% THD 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 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)
134-174 / 400-490MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 55 / 35 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4 V DC 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
139 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.47 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 758 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 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II WOUXUN-KG-000819 ANYTONE-AT-005888UV