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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 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
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 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
12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX 150 VA max 1 A
TX 760 VA max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP KENWOOD-TM-000271A