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General |
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| HAM bands | ? | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 6m 2m 70cm 23cm 10m | 2m |
| Freq. stability | ? | Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz | ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C) |
| Tuning steps | ? | ? | ? |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.1-2000 MHz |
0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz 23 cm/10 W option. |
144-146 MHz |
| Modulations | AM N-AM W-AM FM N-FM W-FM CW SSB | AM FM N-FM CW SSB FSK | FM |
| Sensitivity |
AM (10 dB S/N) 0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV 1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV 2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV 1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV AM-N (10 dB S/N) 1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV 2-1000 MHz: 2 µV 1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV AM-W (10 dB S/N) 30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV 1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV 1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV W-FM (12 dB SINAD) 30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV 1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV 1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV 2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV 30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV 1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV |
Main SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB) ≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz) ≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz) ≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz) ≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz) ≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz) ≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz) ≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz) AM (S/N 10 dB) ≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz) ≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz) ≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz) ≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz) ≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz) ≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz) ≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz) FM (12 dB SINAD) ≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz) ≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz) ≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz) ≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz) ≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz) Sub AM ≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz) ≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz) FM ≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz) ≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz) |
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) |
| Selectivity |
AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB) AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB) AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB) W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB) CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A) |
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12 kHz (-6 dB) 30 kHz (-60 dB) |
| Filters | ? | ? | ? |
| Receiver system | ? | SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne | Double conversion superheterodyne |
| IF-freqs. | ? | ? |
1st: 49.95 MHz 2nd: 450 kHz |
| Image rejection | HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB | Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB | ? |
| Audio output | ? | 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion | 2 W |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm | 144-146 MHz |
| Modulations | - | AM FM N-FM CW SSB FSK | FM |
| RF-output | ? | Max 100/100/100/50 W | High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | N-type | SO-239 + N-type | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50 Ω | 50Ω | 50 Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC | 13.8V DC +/-15% | 13.8V DC |
| Current RX | Max 2 A | Squelched 2.6 A | 1 A |
| TX | - | Max 20.5 A | 13 A max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan | Between 2000 and 2014 | Between 2003 and 200x |
| Dimensions |
287 × 112 × 309 mm (11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in) |
270 × 96 × 317 mm (10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in) |
160 × 43 × 137 mm (6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in) |
| Weight | 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) | 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) | 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Unknown | Mobile |
Other features |
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| Memories | 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) | 300 channels in 1 bank(s) | ? |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features | IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) | DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. | ? |
| Accessories | ? | ? | ? |
| MPN | ICOM-IC-R008500 | KENWOOD-TS-B002000 | KENWOOD-TM-000271E |
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