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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 25-549.950 / 760-1300 MHz (Europe and Australia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
?
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 2 W 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 12V DC 6 V DC (NiCd battery pack) or 12 V DC external
Current RX 150 VA max 300 mA ?
TX 760 VA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1995 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
69 × 187 × 38 mm
(2.72 × 7.36 × 1.50 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 400 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Data skip
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP NASA-TARGET-HF000003 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC003000XLT