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General

HAM bands 2m  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 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 2m 0.5-30 / 48-54 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 2m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100/100 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. RS-232C. Built-in Ethernet and internet access. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-001200 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VII-(000588) ICOM-IC-000732