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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 2.2-3 A Max 210 VA Max 80 mA
TX Max 23 A Max 800 VA Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO ICOM-IC-007800 KENWOOD-TH-000079E