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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF / 50m Transceiver | 100W | 32-bit DSP

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +122 °F [–10 °C to +50 °C])
Tuning steps ? ? AM/CW/SSB: 1/10 Hz, FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
0.16 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz) (IPO “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (BW: 15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (28 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.35 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? CW/RTTY/PKT 0.5 kHz or better 750 Hz or less
SSB 2.4 kHz or better 3.6 kHz or less
AM 6 kHz or better 15 kHz or less
FM 15 kHz or better 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection >50 dB ? HF: ≥ 70 dB 6m: ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 1.8-54 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100 W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 (16.7-150 depending on band)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ± 10% (Negative Ground)
Current RX ? ? 1.8-2.1 A
TX ? 12 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 2002 and 200x Between 2012 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
365 × 115 × 312 mm
(14.37 × 4.53 × 12.28 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX Hi-perf crystal roofing filters
4.3 inch TFT screen
High speed spectrum scope
32-bit IF-DSP
9 MHz IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
USB, CAT and µ-tune ports
3 × SO-239 connectors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005D ICOM-IC-002720H YAESU-FTDX003000