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Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001 %
Tuning steps Channelized ? 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 25.615-29.655 MHz
NOAA weather channels
Modulations AM   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)
AM/CW: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.2 µV for 10 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)
AM / FM: 50 dB at 10 kHz
SSB: 5 dB at 2 kHz, 60 dB at 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 25.615-29.655 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 4 A ?
TX ? 5 A max 90 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Taiwan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 186 × 55 × 221 mm
(7.32 × 2.17 × 8.70 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000423 ICOM-IC-000732M RANGER-RCI-002980WX