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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz 215-230 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quad conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 2.8 Max 600 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 19 A Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin VFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 YAESU-FT-001000MP KENWOOD-TM-000331A