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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM  
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
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 180mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 4.8V DC ?
Current RX 150 VA max ? ?
TX 760 VA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1992 and 200x Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220XLT COBRA-000025-LX