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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
? ≥ 2 µV
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
? 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 100/100/50/20 W (25/25/12.5/5 W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A Max 1.6 A 65 W
TX 22 A max Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
160 × 54 × 205 mm
(6.30 × 2.13 × 8.07 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
DSP, CTCSS Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 YAESU-FT-000100D EDDYSTONE-000504