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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
? 0.25 µV
Selectivity SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
? ?
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 50 W 5 / 85 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 210 VA - 1 A
TX Max 800 VA ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1958 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? 164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
? CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VANGUARD ALINCO-DR-B000185