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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM - 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A Max 350 W 0.3-0.7 A
TX Max 20 A ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS YAESU-FT-002800M