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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  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) ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM  
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)
< 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
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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)
57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Digital signal processing ?
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)
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Image rejection >50 dB 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts 12 V DC - 1650 mAh Lithium-ion
Current RX 1.5-1.9 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between and
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
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Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features TV option, CI-V PBT
DSP
Submersible JIS-8 / IPX7
Oversized LCD
Marine and 40 commercial LMR VHF channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R007100 TEN-TEC-RX-000340 STANDARD-HX-000370SAS