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HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
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
Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz 160-10m: 96dB or better 6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output ? 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? 35-150 mA 1.5A
TX ? - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000760 ICOM-IC-R000020 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000