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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  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  40m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 40 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSB  
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
SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
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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
SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
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Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
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Image rejection More than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC 40 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSB  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC Mains (120 or 230 V AC) ?
Current RX Max 210 VA 150 VA max ?
TX Max 800 VA 760 VA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
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Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 ICOM-IC-000775DSP HEATHKIT-HW-000022