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HF Receiver | Solid state
Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS
Desktop VHF/UHF/1.2GHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 156.050 - 163.275 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (US)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (EU)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW: ≤ 0.11 µV @ 10 dB S/N
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N
FM: ≤ 0.18 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
DV: ≤ 0.35 µV @ 1% BER
DD: ≤ 1.59 µV @ 1% BER
Selectivity ? 12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -3 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
RTTY: 500 Hz @ -3 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -3 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -3 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
DV (12.5 kHz spacing): ≥ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne 2m/70cm: Direct sampling 23cm: Down conversion IF-sampling
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
311-371 MHz (1200 MHz)
Image rejection ? 70 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 2m / 70cm / 23cm
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output ? 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W 2m: 0.5-100 W / 70cm: 0.5-75 W / 23cm: 0.1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/220 V AC) 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground)
Current RX ? 330 mA 1.2 A typical
TX - 1.6 A max 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1982 in USA Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 2019 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 335 gr (11.8 oz) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 297 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
S-Meter
Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
SDR-technology
Spectrum scope & waterfall
CTCSS / PL
Color touch screen
Satellite mode
SD-card slot
CI-V
LAN and USB-connectors
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-000717 STANDARD-HX000851 ICOM-IC-009700