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Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Handheld DSP Receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ? 11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz 18-620 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne Single / double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 36 kHz 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
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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 - 27 / 49-53 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W ? 5 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 3.7 v Li-ion battery 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ? ?
TX 21A (at 100W output power) - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
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Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories 101 channels in bank(s) 650 channels in 1 bank(s) 960 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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)
? NOAA channels
GPS/APRS Position Sending
Bluetooth App Programming
USB-C charging
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007300 TECSUN-PL-000880 RADTEL-RT-000950