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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 1240-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
Filters ? ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 KENWOOD-TH-000059 LOWE-HF-000225E