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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
0.25µV (12dB SINAD) FM: ≤ 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: ≤ 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5/25kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 500mW @ <3% THD 2 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W 5 / 15 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
124 × 39 × 163 mm
(4.88 × 1.54 × 6.42 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 128 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 IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
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Accessories ? ? ?
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