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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations SSB   - FM  
RF-output 80 W ? 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance ? 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC
Current RX - 0.9-1.1 A 380 mA
TX ? - 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/225 ICOM-IC-R000075 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890