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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver
Power Supply with clock/timer

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up) -
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz -

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-29.995 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed) ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz) ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
12 MHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains in / 13.8 V DC out
Current RX 4 A 3.5 A max ?
TX 4 A max 23 A max 3.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
180 × 100 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000732S ICOM-IC-007610 KENWOOD-PS-000005