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Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld DSP Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Channelized 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 26.965‐27.405 MHz 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
? FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
? FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ? Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 36 kHz ? 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 26.965‐27.405 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12.6 V DC +/- 10% 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ? ?
TX 21A (at 100W output power) ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx Between 201x and 201x Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
110 × 45 × 140 mm
(4.33 × 1.77 × 5.51 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 665 gr (1.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 101 channels in bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007300 MIDLAND-M-ZERO-PLUS TECSUN-PL-000880