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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 100-950 MHz 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   -
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 5-16V DC Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX 0.9 A 15-150 mA ?
TX 22 A max Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1992 and 199x Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Keyboard. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 ICOM-IC-W000021ET STAR-SR-000550