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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
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 ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   All mode   -
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 ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX 2.7 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX Internal ISA-card 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 WINRADIO-WR-003100I SBE-SENTINEL-VI