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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 25-2000 MHz (Gap between 1000-1025 MHz) 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A max Max 1.65 A ?
TX 22 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1986 and 1990 in Japan Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
TV and remote control option RS232 port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 ICOM-IC-R007000 AOR-AR-003000AB