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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz - 60 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
25-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) 25-550 MHz
FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300 MHz
FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
9 MHz ?
Image rejection HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ? ?
Audio output More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9-15.9V DC 12V DC 12V DC
Current RX 250-450 mA 400 mA ?
TX 3 A max 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 20xx Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN ICOM-IC-000703 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) YUPITERU-MVT-005000