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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? 20-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12-14 V DC
Current RX 2.7 A max ? 1.5 A
TX 20 A max - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000025-(OLDER) TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562