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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1-10 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX 0.9 A 600 mA ?
TX Max 3.3 A Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E YAESU-FT-000101E WINRADIO-WR-G000315E