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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
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
0.5µV (10dB S/N) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - ? 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
? 130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 DRAGON-SY-000540