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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.03-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC 10-15V DC Mains
Current RX Max 210 VA ? -
TX Max 800 VA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 LOWE-HF-000250 TMC-SBE-000002