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Base station HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/6m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up) TCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 1 Hz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed) 0.3-56 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.158 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 5 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz), 1.6 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 1.25 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.35 µV (29 / 50-54 MHz)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 750 Hz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz) 3 kHz roofing filter ?
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne Double / Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 12 MHz 1st: 69.450 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 24 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ±15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 3.5 A max 1.1 A (2 A max) 200-450 mA
TX 23 A max 15 A (23 A max) 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
155 × 52 × 218 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 8.58 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007610 YAESU-FT-000891 ICOM-ID-000051A-PLUS2