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

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm)
Audio output ? 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack
Current RX 3 A max 1.5-1.9 A 0.6-1 A
TX - - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV option, CI-V 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR ICOM-IC-R007100 YAESU-FT-000897D