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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ? Max 100/100/100/50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? Squelched 2.6 A
TX ? ? Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 2014
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
? 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-T000032 KENWOOD-TS-B002000