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Super Wideband Communication Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ± 5 ppm (380 Hz maximum) ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 / 50 kHz Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 30-75.975 MHz 70 kHz - 30 MHz 10 kHz - 3.0 GHz (cellular blocked on consumer model)
Modulations FM   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   D-STAR   P25   DV  
Sensitivity Less than 0.5 uV r.m.s. e.m.f. for 6 dB
S/N at 1000 Hz modulation frequency and
N full deviation.
? SSB/CW/FSK (at 10 dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: –6 dBμ
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –14 dBμ
30– 1099.999 MHz: –10 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –10 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –8 dBμ

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: 16 dBμ
1.8– 29.999 MHz: 8 dBμ
30– 1099.999 MHz: 15 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: 15 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 15 dBμ

FM (at 10dB S/N)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –6 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –6 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –6 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –4 dBμ

W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: -
30– 1099.999 MHz: 3 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: 3 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 5 dBμ

D-STAR, NXDN, dPMR (1% BER)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –2 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –2 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –2 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: 0 dBμ

P25 (5% BER)
0.1– 1.799 MHz: -
1.8– 29.999 MHz: –5 dBμ*2
30– 1099.999 MHz: –5 dBμ
1100– 1999.999 MHz: –5 dBμ
2000– 3000 MHz: –3 dBμ
Selectivity 300 Hz: -3 dB
1000 Hz: 0 dB
3000 Hz: -3 dB
? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>180 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Direct / Double / Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 0.010–29.999 MHz: Direct sampling
30.000–499.999 MHz: Double superheterodyne (IF: 778.7, 46.35 MHz)
500.000–1099.999 MHz: Double superheterodyne (IF: 278.7, 46.35 MHz)
1100.000–1499.999 MHz: Triple superheterodyne (IF: 900–500.000001, 278.7, 46.35 MHz)
Image rejection > 100 dB ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 30-75.975 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 0.1 / 1 / 15 / 50 W ? -

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) - SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 21.5-34V DC (28V nominal) Mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 3 A ? 2 A max
TX 10 A max @ 24V DC - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 242 × 217 × 259 mm
(9.53 × 8.54 × 10.20 in)
? 220 × 90 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.06 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2000 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 4.3-inch touch display
Real-time Spectrum Scope
SD Card Slot
Remote Control through IP-network or USB
Accessories ? ? SP-23 external speaker
SP-39AD power supply
MPN CLANSMAN-VRC-000353 ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010B ICOM-IC-R008600