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General |
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| HAM bands | 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m | 6m | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 6m 10m |
| Freq. stability | Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up | ±2.5 ppm | ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. |
| Tuning steps | Continuous | 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz | 1 Hz minimum |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 10-80 m |
136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version) 245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version) 400-470 MHz (UHF version) |
0.03-60 MHz |
| Modulations | CW | N-FM W-FM | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY PSK31/63 |
| Sensitivity |
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal |
＜0.2µV (12dB SINAD) |
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N) 0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON) 1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON) 50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON) AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N) 0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON) 1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON) 50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON) FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD) 28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON) 50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON) |
| Selectivity |
Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB. Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB. |
25 or 12.5 kHz |
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB |
| Filters | Passband 700 Hz (approximate) | ? | 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz |
| Receiver system | Superheterodyne | ? | Double conversion superheterodyne |
| IF-freqs. | ? | ? |
1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band) 2nd: 36 kHz |
| Image rejection | ≥ 60 dB | ≥60dB | ≥ 70 dB |
| Audio output | 1 watt into 8-ohm load | ? | 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | 10-80 m |
136-174 MHz (VHF Lo version) 245-246 MHz (VHF Hi version) 400-470 MHz (UHF version) |
160-6 m |
| Modulations | CW | N-FM W-FM | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY PSK31/63 |
| RF-output | 4 W (3 W on 10 m) | Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5 to 1W | 5-200 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 | SMA | BNC + SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 11-16 V DC | 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery | Mains (85-265 V AC) |
| Current RX | ? | ? | 200 VA |
| TX | 1 A max | ? | 800 VA max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1984 and 1991 in USA | Between 200x and 20xx in China | Between 2014 and 201x in Japan |
| Dimensions |
235 × 108 × 216 mm (9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in) |
55 × 100 × 32 mm (2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in) |
425 × 149 × 435 mm (16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in) |
| Weight | 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) | 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery | 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Handheld | Base Station |
Other features |
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| Memories | None | 128 channels in 1 bank(s) | 101 channels in bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
QSK WARC option |
Two lines alphanumeric dot matrix LCD Double channels watch CTCSS / DCS DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI 1750 Hz tone 10-digit keyboard PC programmable Keypad lock Time-out Timer Reverse frequency function (shift) Scrambler Simplex or Semi-duplex Operate Mode |
7-inch display Waterfall / scope USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF SD Card Antenna tuner |
| Accessories | ? | ? | ? |
| MPN | HEATHKIT-HW-000009 | PUXING-PX-000888 | ICOM-IC-007851 |
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