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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
? AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB >60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz
Current RX 2 A max Max 1.5 A ?
TX 22 A max Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) YAESU-FRG-007700