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Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 36 kHz 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection More than 70dB ?
Audio output More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 11-16.6V DC
Current RX 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) ?
TX 21A (at 100W output power) -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in bank(s) 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007300 ZUN-BCD996P2