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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver | Touch screen | 100W
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? within ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 10 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
DV (D-Star)
28-29.7 MHz: 1 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.35 µV
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Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
AM (BW=6 kHz)
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz, sharp)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz, sharp)
500 Hz (-6 dB), 900 Hz (-60 dB)
RTTY (BW=350 Hz)
360 Hz (-6 dB), 650 Hz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (W-FM) / triple (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 134.732 / 124.487 MHz
2nd: 10.7 / 455 kHz
3rd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection >60 dB HF: 70 dB 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm: 65 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W (10% distortion, 8 ohm) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
(+70 MHz in Europe)
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM  
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 1-35 W / (2-50 W on 70 MHz) AM: 1-40 W (HF) 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2012 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
167 × 58 × 225 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 8.86 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) controller: 500 gr ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 505 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PBT Touch Screen Interface
Slant Top Controller
Speaker on Controller
Extended Receive
SWR Graphic Display
D-Star DV Mode
SD Card Slot
IF DSP
Variable Power Output
Multi-Function Meter
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A ICOM-IC-007100 GEMTRONICS-GTX-002300