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General |
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| HAM bands | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 10m |
| Freq. stability | ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up | ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 | ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C |
| Tuning steps | 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz | Continuous | ? |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) | 0.5-30 MHz | 1.8–29.990 / 50-54 MHz |
| Modulations | AM FM CW SSB | AM FM CW USB LSB | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY SSTV PSK31/63 |
| Sensitivity |
AM (10 dB S/N) 0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on) FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on) |
AM (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV 1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV 1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV 1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV 1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV |
0.15 µV w/o preamp |
| Selectivity |
AM >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB) FM >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW/AM Narrow >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB) |
AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) |
CW: 50-1000 Hz SSB: 250-3600 Hz |
| Filters | 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional | ? | 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP) |
| Receiver system | Double conversion superheterodyne | Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne | Digital Direct Conversion / SDR |
| IF-freqs. | ? |
1st: 73.045 MHz 2nd: 10.695 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz |
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| Image rejection | ≥ 70 dB | 70 dB | ? |
| Audio output | 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms | 2 Watts 8 ohms | 8 ohms, .5 watts |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 10-160 m + WARC | 160-10 / 6 m |
| Modulations | - | AM FM CW USB LSB | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY SSTV PSK31/63 |
| RF-output | ? | High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W | 5-8 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 | SO-239 | BNC |
| Impedance | 50 / 500Ω | 50Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8 V DC or mains | 13.8 V DC ±15% | 10.5-15.0 V DC |
| Current RX | 1.2 A max | 1.45 A | 350 mA |
| TX | - | 20.5 A | 2 A |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan | Between 1993 and 199x in USA | Between 2018 and 20xx in USA |
| Dimensions |
241 × 94 × 229 mm (9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in) |
179 × 60 × 233 mm (7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in) |
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| Weight | 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) | 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) | 540 gr (1.2 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Portable |
Other features |
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| Memories | 99 channels in 1 bank(s) | 100 channels in 1 bank(s) | 100 channels in 1 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
Clock & timer Pre-amp (10 dB) Attenuator (20 dB) |
Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set | 128×64 pixels LCD |
| Accessories |
UI-8 FM receive unit (optional) CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional) UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional) UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional) |
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| MPN | ICOM-IC-R000072DC | KENWOOD-TS-000050S | LNR-PRECISION-LD-000011 |
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