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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m 
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 ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 530-1700 kHz / 4-12 / 108-175 MHz
CB channels 1-40
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   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
?
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 ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 9 V DC or batteries (4×D)
Current RX 2.7 A max 15 W
TX 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x in China
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
381 × 367 × 140 mm
(15.00 × 14.45 × 5.51 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-SW-000100