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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
? 4 kHz, shape factor <2
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 35 dB
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 150 VA max 400 mA ?
TX 760 VA max Max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
? 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
? Noise limiter, BFO.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP KENWOOD-TR-009500 MINIX-MR-000073B