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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
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)
From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
9 MHz ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

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 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 2 A max 400 mA 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A
TX 22 A max 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1976 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) None ?
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
VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
?
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) TEN-TEC-TRITON-I