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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5-0.9 A 16-190 mA
TX Max 20 A 3-9.5 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A KENWOOD-TR-007950 YAESU-FT-000530