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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 Hz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
87-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
? ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load Internal speaker 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Fixed antenna
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D) 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX 2.7 A max 15 W 100 mA max
TX 20 A max - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x in China Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
115 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.53 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX ? "Hidden" display
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100 YANTON-T-000328