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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-160 m 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
? FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! SSB: 180 W (PEP input), CW: 150 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC Separate PSU 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 210 VA ? ?
TX Max 800 VA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? 150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000E AOR-AR-002500