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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
455 kHz ?
Image rejection More than 70 dB 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - AM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ?
Current RX Max 210 VA 100VA ?
TX Max 800 VA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 1976 and 197x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 RCA-SC-000088 HANDIC-000189