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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop LF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
? ≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
? 120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 720 kHz
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 6V DC Mains
Current RX Max 210 VA Max 40 mA ?
TX Max 800 VA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 SONY-ICF-007700 EDDYSTONE-000850/4