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General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB or better ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output 3 W 100 W (25 W AM) 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 60 VA ?
TX ? 470 VA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
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Weight ? 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 90 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502A YAESU-FT-000990 PRESIDENT-AR-000007