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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 144-146 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 10 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX ? ? 1.7 A
TX Max 20 A ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1972 and 197x in West Germany Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
? 356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 BRAUN-SE-000280 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M