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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
Filters ? ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A Max 700 mA 100 VA max
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 199x and 19xx Between 2006 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX DSP option Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-PCR001000 ICOM-IC-R009500