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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM  
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
? ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 12 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) ? ?
Current RX 150 VA max ? ?
TX 760 VA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
? 159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
AM/SSB ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP MIDLAND-000079-290 COBRA-000025-LX