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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ±2ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-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
0.25µV ?
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
60dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 500mW @ <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 7.4V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 150 VA max ? 100-300 mA
TX 760 VA max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 196x and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
330 × 230 × 165 mm
(12.99 × 9.06 × 6.50 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP WOUXUN-KG-000703E SAILOR-000066TS