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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM)

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.03-75 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
735 kHz 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band)
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8 V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2020 and 202x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 Optional S-meter SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E RCA-AR000088LF YAESU-FTDX000010