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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
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 ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
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
? ≤ 0.2 µV (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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65/60 dB
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? 1 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 2.7 A max ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 20 A max - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX ? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031 BAOFENG-UV-000005R