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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

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)  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 530 kHz - 18.150 MHz / 87.5-108 MHz 40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 120 mW 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz - 40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W, AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.5 V DC (3 × AA / UM3 cells) 12~13.8 V
Current RX Max 3.5 A 200 mA 30 mA
TX Max 23 A - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 20xx Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
145 × 86 × 31 mm
(5.71 × 3.39 × 1.22 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in RTTY demodulator and keyer. Twin RX 12/24 h clock
DST (Daylight Savings Time) switch
Alarm
Back lit LCD
LED tune indicator
Low battery indicator
Stereo-mono switch
Power lock button
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-II SANGEAN-PT-000633-PRO-TRAVEL CRKITS-KN-Q000007A