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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz (6 bands) 0.5-29.995 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   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)
0.28 μV
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)
75 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W 50 / 45 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 4 A 2 A max
TX - 5 A max 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 1940 Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
154 × 48 × 161 mm
(6.06 × 1.89 × 6.34 in)
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-000069 ICOM-IC-000732M HYTERA-TM-000628H