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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
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Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz LW, MW & FM broadcast bands
SW: 4 1.8-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 12-20 / 20-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 80 dB ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100 W (AM 40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 150 VA max 2 A ?
TX 760 VA max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
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Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP KENWOOD-TS-000850S GRUNDIG-TRANSISTOR-005000