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

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1-100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7/50-54 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 20/300 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external Separate PSU
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A 38-180 mA ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000575H ICOM-IC-R000010 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350C