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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   FM  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? Max 8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC or internal batteries 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
300 × 160 × 340 mm
(11.81 × 6.30 × 13.39 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ? IF-mechanical filter, squelch, noise limiter.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO LOWE-HF-000225 MINIX-MTR-000025S