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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.1-0.5 MHz 0.5-2.0 MHz 2.0-30 MHz
AM* 2.0µV 0.5µV 0.4µV
LSB, USB 0.7µV 0.3µV 0.2µV
CW 0.3µV 0.2µV 0.1µV

(10dB S+N/N)
* 80% modulation
0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? Continuously adjustable 100-15000 Hz SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based dual-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB 60 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX Max 3.5 A 500mA 100 W
TX Max 23 A - 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
164 × 96 × 41 mm
(6.46 × 3.78 × 1.61 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 467 gr (1.0 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III WINRADIO-WR-G000033EM SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A