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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
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Image rejection More than 60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W 20-100 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-14 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 1.5 A 600 mA
TX Max 2.3 A 20 A max Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 YAESU-FT-000270RH