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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single/double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 11-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max 1 A max ?
TX - 6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC KENWOOD-TR-000751A YAESU-FT-000401B