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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
65 dB typical
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 75 dB typical
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AFSK  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) 0.5 / 5.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX 2.7 A max 20-250 mA
TX 20 A max 0.7-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 ICOM-IC-V000008