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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 2 W, Low: ? mW 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight ? ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 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 ? ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 KENWOOD-TR-002400 YAESU-FTDX005000