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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz 108-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-240 V AC) 13.8V DC ± 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2.0 A 0.5 A
TX ? 23 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600 YAESU-FTM-006000E