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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 10/20/40/80/160 m 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 24V DC or mains
Current RX 2.2-3 A ? 36W
TX Max 23 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
? 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000101X JRC-NRD-000302A