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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  6m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm better than ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
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Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD 400 mW @ 8 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM  
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external) ?
Current RX 2 A max 45-125 mA ?
TX 22 A max Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2004 and 200x Between 2009 and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI). Color TFT display
MP3 player
USB / SD-card slot
Variable talkback
Dedicated channel-19 button
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 YAESU-FT-000060R RANGER-RCI-TLM000001