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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity ? 4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 7.8 MHz ?
Image rejection 70 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP) 1/2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11.7-15.9 V DC 15V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A 2 A ?
TX Max 23 A 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan Between 197x and 19xx in Netherlands
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
252 × 104 × 330 mm
(9.92 × 4.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs) 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III PRESIDENT-ADAMS PHILIPS-RT-003600