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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 137-174 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) 5 / 2 / 0.5 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 45 mA typical 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX ? 1.5 A max 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 YAESU-VX-000120 KENWOOD-TS-000520