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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
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
Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD
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
More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB 75 dB
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AFSK  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground)
Current RX Max 210 VA 0.3-1 A
TX Max 800 VA 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage 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. Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only).
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 ICOM-IC-V008000