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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? Software controlled
Receiver system DSP ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output internal speaker ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output - SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 16.7/150 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX 100 VA max Max 2.2 A 1.5A
TX - Max 22 A 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 127 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 YAESU-FT-000920AF FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A