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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz ? 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? ?
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? 250 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
? 110 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz ? -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? Mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? ?
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO CRKITS-KN-Q000008 EDDYSTONE-000400B