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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 0.53-2039 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W 100 / 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% 4 × LR6 or external 12V DC
Current RX 900 mA 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 20 A Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 2007 and 2010 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
66 × 155 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.10 × 1.57 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 410 gr (14.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Band scope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A YAESU-FT-000450 YUPITERU-MVT-009000MKII