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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W 10 W (AM: 2 W) FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX ? Max 4 A 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXE KENWOOD-TS-000700A YAESU-FT-000757GX