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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
0.495–999.990MHz MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   W-FM   DV   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (at 12dB SINAD, 3.5kHz DEV)
1.625–29.995MHz 0.4μV
30.000–75.995MHz 0.25μV
76.000–117.995MHz 0.25μV
118.000–173.995MHz 0.14μV
174.000–259.995MHz 0.32μV
260.000–349.995MHz 0.32μV
350.000–469.995MHz 0.16μV
470.000–599.995MHz 0.32μV
600.000–999.995MHz 0.56μV

W-FM (at 12dB SINAD, 52.5kHz DEV)
76.000–108.000MHz 1μV
175.000–221.995MHz 1.8μV
470.000–770.000MHz 2.5μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
0.495–4.995MHz 1.3μV
5.000–29.995MHz 0.56μV
118.000–137.000MHz 0.5μV
222.000–246.995MHz 0.79μV
247.000–329.995MHz 1μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
UHF (Ham band) 0.22μV
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144–146 / 430–440MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 5W, 2.5W, 0.5W, 0.1W 50 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External power supply 5.5-11.5V DC 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
?
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and BP-217 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS
PC-programmable
8-character alpha tags
IPX4 water-resistant
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 ICOM-IC-E000080D YAESU-FTV-000650