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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
? ?
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz - 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX 2 A max ? ?
TX 22 A max - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
? 425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 KENWOOD-R-000599S HILBERLING-HPA-008000B