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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ? 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.7 A max
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Asian version of the IC-751 DSP, Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 ICOM-IC-000750 ICOM-IC-000756