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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
FM Monitor Receiver
430 MHz All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 147-174 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   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
≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
?
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
± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? Double/triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 10 W (AM: 4W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles) 12V DC
Current RX 150 VA max 75 W ?
TX 760 VA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
?
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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
? 10 crystal controlled channels
optional R-707PS Power supply / speaker unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X BELCOM-LS-000707