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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
SDR HF/VHF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

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  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 Hz 1 Hz - 1 MHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 50 kHz - 60 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
Software defined ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 55 dB 65/60 dB
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-15 V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 2.7 A max 500 mA max 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 20 A max - 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 201x in Italy Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 ELAD-FDM-000077 BAOFENG-UV-000005R