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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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
Selectivity AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
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
Filters ? ?
Receiver system PLL Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 36 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz) More than 70dB
Audio output Internal speaker / headphones More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

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 F-type + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 510-830 mA 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX - 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in China Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL
Dual clock
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)
Accessories ? ?
MPN TECSUN-HAM-002000 ICOM-IC-007300