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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 40 m (7 MHz) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
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
? ?
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
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) ? 12-14V DC
Current RX 150 VA max ? 1.8 A
TX 760 VA max - Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 20xx in Switzerland Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
240 × 120 × 210 mm
(9.45 × 4.72 × 8.27 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Bandpass tuning
PLL Synthesizer (MC145151) Premix
FFT Analyzer (Atmega 8)
64 × 128 pixels display
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP STAMPFL-QSD-DSP-RX SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA