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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
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
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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 (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
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
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Filters ? 15, 6 and 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
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Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB More than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 85-265 VAC ?
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A Max 210 VA ?
TX 22 A max Max 800 VA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1984 and 1989
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 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 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
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
PA function
11A quick access
ANL/NB
SelCall
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 ICOM-IC-007700 ZODIAC-M-005126