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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
4 kHz, shape factor <2 SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
Filters ? ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB 60-70 dB
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 12V DC or mains 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external
Current RX 150 VA max ? 250-450 mA
TX 760 VA max - 2.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Noise limiter, BFO. CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP MINIX-MR-000073B YAESU-FT-000817