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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz - 60 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ? ?
Audio output More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-160 m 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.1-10 W in 5 steps Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9-15.9V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 250-450 mA ? -
TX 3 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
? 480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
13.8 V DC and digital display options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000703 KENWOOD-TS-000820 TMC-SBE-000003