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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 0.54-34 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
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Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
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Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 1.5 W at 3.2 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 52-600Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (100-240 V AC)
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 75 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 1954 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
470 × 230 × 270 mm
(18.50 × 9.06 × 10.63 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
Amateur band bandspread
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000085U