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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz General coverage 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 19.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 600 mA max ? 4 A
TX 4.8 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025E YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST ICOM-IC-000732