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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   W-FM   SSB  
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)
? ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A 3 A ?
TX Max 23 A Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1979 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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 Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II KENWOOD-TM-000732A NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000049