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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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Desktop UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB >60 dB (15-160 m) >50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC (Early versions did NOT feature the WARC bands) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 30 W (DC), SSB/CW: 100 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 5.5 A (1.1 A heater off) Max 0.5 A
TX - Max 21 A Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
345 × 157 × 326 mm
(13.58 × 6.18 × 12.83 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 YAESU-FT-000101ZD YAESU-FT-000780R