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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) Max 100 W 55 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 150 VA max ? ?
TX 760 VA max 295 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
?
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
? ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP KENWOOD-TS-000530S YAESU-FT-001900R