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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz minimum Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM: < 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: < 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 80 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 4 W max

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m with 160 m option 160-6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) 5-200 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (85-265 V AC) Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX - 200 VA 1.1 A
TX ? 800 VA max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
210 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 2" oscilloscope 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V ICOM-IC-007851 INTEK-B-003104AF