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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 150 Hz per hour after warm-up ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 2.5 W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ± 15% 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? 179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000501 KENWOOD-TK-000090 YAESU-FT-000003DE