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

General

HAM bands 6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-824.8 / 849-869.8 / 896-960.8 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A 80 VA max ?
TX Max 15 A 450 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum sweeper. Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I, II and hybrid analog, EDACS wide and LTR. Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn. Alpha tags.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000575D YAESU-FT-002000 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000310