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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
Image rejection 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12-15V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A 550 mA max
TX Max 23 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III YAESU-FRG-009600