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Base station HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  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)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up) Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Continuous 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed) 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   P25  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz) 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 12 MHz 450 kHz 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 1 W 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W) - ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 12-16 V DC
Current RX 3.5 A max 80 W ?
TX 23 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
185 × 55 × 135 mm
(7.28 × 2.17 × 5.31 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
? Trunking: Motorola, LTR, EDACS
Spectrum sweeper
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Weather channels
Object oriented memory
1800 programmable objects
EEPROM storage
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007610 EDDYSTONE-000730/8 WHISTLER-WS001065