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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-80 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
9 MHz ?
Image rejection More than 70 dB 50 dB ≥60dB
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-80 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 4W or less

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC ?V DC 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 210 VA ? ?
TX Max 800 VA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 197x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
54.2 × 108 × 37.4 mm
(2.13 × 4.25 × 1.47 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 273 gr (9.6 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250 PUXING-PX-000999