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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ≤ 3 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
14-21 KHz / 0.085-30.3 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne 19 tubes
IF-freqs. 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
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Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
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Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains
Current RX 1.5-1.9 A 2.5 A ?
TX - Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Germany
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
550 × 350 × 380 mm
(21.65 × 13.78 × 14.96 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 35.00 kg (77.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 30 channels in bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TV option, CI-V Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R007100 KENWOOD-TS-000790E SIEMENS-000745-E310