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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80m 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters Optional 500 Hz CW filter 9MHz crystal 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
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Image rejection 70 dB ? >90 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load External speaker required 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
RF-output 2.5-25 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX 1.1-1.3 A ? 650 mA
TX 7.5 A max ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CI-V ? Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN ICOM-IC-000475E GALAXY-GT000550 CODAN-SENTRY-H