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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ? 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 0.15-30 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   N-AM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX 2 A max ? 16 W
TX 22 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) 12 channels in bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 YAESU-FRG-007700 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1