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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  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) ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   SSB   AM  
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
? ≤ 2 µV
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
? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
? 450 kHz
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.? MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   SSB   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ? W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω ? 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC Mains / 12 V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX Max 210 VA ? 65 W
TX Max 800 VA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? ?
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
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
? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-TRC-000457 EDDYSTONE-000556