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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
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)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 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
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 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 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX ? 150 VA max 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX Max 20 A 760 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-000775DSP ICOM-IC-R000003