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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm Better than ± 0.002% SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 10 kHz SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 144.000-148.995 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
< 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection More than 70dB ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD 1.5 W @ 10% THD 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W High: 15 W, Low: 2 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 2 A max 400-550 mA ?
TX 22 A max 1.25-2.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 KDK-FM-002016AE YAESU-FT-000080C