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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
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
? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
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
? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
? ?
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC ? 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX Max 210 VA ? ?
TX Max 800 VA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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
? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000216 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000