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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  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  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.02 / 0.1 / 0.5 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) 0.1-2600 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   AM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 10.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 2.5 µV
4-30 MHz: 1.1 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.45 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-2000 MHz: 1.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.2-0.5 MHz: 4.8 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-4 MHz: 0.6 µV
4-30 MHz: 0.3 µV
30-2000 MHz: 0.3 µV
2000-2600 MHz: 0.5 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/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3W @ 8 ohms 1W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 13.5V 15 %
Current RX Max 3.5 A 65W Max 0.7 A
TX Max 23 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
180 × 70 × 203 mm
(7.09 × 2.76 × 7.99 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX ? Real-time band-scope
World clock
NB
VCS
Alpha tags
DSP (DSP-1)
Voice synthesizer (FVS-1A)
Voice recording (DVS-4) options
CAT interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 YAESU-VR-005000