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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version) 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
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Filters ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 10.7-16 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A 2 A ?
TX Max 23 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO AOR-AR-005001D KENTEC-BCL-000001