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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz
Audio output ? ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external)
Current RX ? ? 35-150 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 199x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
Weight ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000760 ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-R000020