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Desktop Shortwave receiver
2 meter transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 80-6 m, ham bands only 144-148 MHz 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? 16 kHz @ -6 dB
32 kHz @ -50 dB
≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 12 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 15 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.6 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 180-800 mA 3.5 A max
TX - 2.9 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
64 × 140 × 190 mm
(2.52 × 5.51 × 7.48 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
Weight ? ? 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 2 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 REGENCY-HR-000002A ICOM-IC-007610