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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
100 W solid state amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
0.5-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W - 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 12-14.5 V DC
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 9 A - 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
260 × 150 × 100 mm
(10.24 × 5.91 × 3.94 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Quartz clock/timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E SONY-CRF-000320 XIEGU-XPA000125B