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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ? 25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.1-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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)
? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
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)
? 70 / 60 dB
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 6-160 m: 100 W, 2 m: 50 W, 70 cm: 20 W 5 / 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.4V, 1200mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX 1.2 A max 0.6-1 A ?
TX - Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
155 × 52 × 233 mm
(6.10 × 2.05 × 9.17 in)
119 × 55 × 33 mm
(4.69 × 2.17 × 1.30 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Built-in keyer. Beacon mode. 32 color display. CTCSS. Detachable front panel. DSP included in this updated version Water Protection Class IP66
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)
? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000072DC YAESU-FT-000857D HYTERA-TC-000610