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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-60 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-776 / 794-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (20 dB S/N)
25-54 MHz: 0.3 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
216-300 MHz: 0.5 µV
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.5 µV
764-960 MHz: 0.7 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
AM (20 dB S/N)**
25-54 MHz: 1 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 1.5 µV
216-225 MHz: 1.5 µV
225-300 MHz: 2 µV
300-406 MHz: 3 µV
406-512 MHz: 2 µV
764-960 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? +/-8 kHz (-6 dB), +/-17 dB (-50 dB)
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne
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)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA (squelched)
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 306 × 115 × 349 mm
(12.05 × 4.53 × 13.74 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 790 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 10 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!)
CTCSS/DCS. Alpha tags. Weather alert/FIPS/SAME/Skywarn Triple trunking, tracks Motorola type I/II, EDACS and LTR. Spectrum sweeper. PC-programmable.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751 YAESU-FTDX005000 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000410