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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 48-54 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/ 6 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 1.2 A max
TX ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000245 ICOM-ID-004100A/E