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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 ppm ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD) < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 70dB ?
Audio output ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 0.7A max 600 mA
TX Max 20 A 15A max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 2009 and 20xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 YAESU-FT-002900R KENWOOD-TM-002550A