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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 0.03-60 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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
? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) High: 6 W, Low: ? W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2.7 A max ? 4 A
TX 20 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX RX: 108-174 / 400-490 / 800-950 MHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 ICOM-IC-S000041E ICOM-IC-000732