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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5V DC +/-10% 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
PC programmable
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 YAESU-FT-000007B PUXING-PX-000728