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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 20-200 mA ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX 1.8 A max ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000002A YAESU-FTDX-000401 KENWOOD-TS-000520