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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
75 / 70 / 65 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
-
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15% 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 4 A 2 A max 95-140 mA
TX 20 A max 8 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN ICOM-IC-000732 HYTERA-TM-000600 AOR-AR-002700