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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
SmartSDR transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 30 kHz – 54 MHz 108-1000 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 160-6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 150 W (PEP, input) 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (Icom IC-700PS) 13.8V DC ± 15% 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 2.0 A 0.5 A
TX ? 23 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000700T FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600 YAESU-FTM-006000E