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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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)
? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
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)
? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
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)
? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? 70dB
Audio output 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains 85-265 VAC 12V DC
Current RX 1.5-1.9 A ? 2A
TX - ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 900 channels in 9 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features TV option, CI-V ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R007100 ICOM-X000003 ICOM-IC-000078