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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
28 MHz All-mode transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 28.000-29.700 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: +6 dBu (2 µV)
FM: -6 dBu (0.5 µV)
SSB: 0 dBu (1 µV)
CW: -12 dBu (0.25 µV)
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB/CW/AM-N: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? ≥ 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC 28.000-29.700 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   GMSK  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 100 W FM/AM/CW: 1-12 W, SSB: 0-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A 1.2-1.5 A 750 mA max
TX 22 A max Max 20 A 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
170 × 52 × 512 mm
(6.69 × 2.05 × 20.16 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 360 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 ICOM-IC-000725 ALINCO-DX-000010