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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-80m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
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
< 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
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
2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
? 1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? 74 dB typical
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-80m 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 3W 1 - 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC 12 V DC 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX Max 210 VA 150 mA max 550 mA
TX Max 800 VA 1 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
? Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) TEN-TEC-000539