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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? Beter than ±0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 2-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
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Image rejection More than 60 dB More than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 2-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1-10 W SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 2 A max ?
TX Max 2.3 A 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 1983 and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 201 channels in bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-007200 KENWOOD-TRC-000060