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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 14-14.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 1.5 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC 14-14.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) 0-100 W SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2.7 A max 2 A Max 700 mA
TX 20 A max 20 A Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 62 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000120