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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Triple-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 25.165-29.695 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Superheteodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 65/60 dB
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 25.165-29.695 MHz 136-174 / 200-260 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W AM/FM: 20 W, SSB: 80 W 1 / 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 4 A ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 20 A max ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 201x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
150 × 50 × 235 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 9.25 in)
60 × 112 × 35 mm
(2.36 × 4.41 × 1.38 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 0 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL + DCS
DTMF
VOX
LED flashlight
Roger beep
PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732 MAGNUM-000257-HP BAOFENG-UV-000005R-PRO