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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-6 m 40-15 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output 100 W 5-200 W 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (85-265 V AC) 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 200 VA 350 mA
TX Max 20 A 800 VA max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in Bulgaria
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
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Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 ICOM-IC-007851 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005