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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
40m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 40m 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 min. to 60 min. after power ON. After that, the rate of stability change is less than ±30 Hz/hr at +25°C ? ~ 100 Hz per half hour
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 MHz (USA) 5.9-8 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY - 0.16 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
(10 dB S/N) - 0.13 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
AM - 13 µV (0.5-1.799 MHz)
(10 dB S/N) - 2 µV (1.80-29.99 MHz)*1
FM - 0.5 µV (28.0-29.99 MHz)*1
(12 dB SINAD) 0.32 µV (50.0-54.0 MHz)*2
*1 Pre-amp 1 ON, *2Pre-amp 2 ON
Squelch Sensitivity (threshold):
SSB, CW, RTTY - Less than 5.6 µV
FM - Less than 1.0 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY - More than 2.4 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 3.8 kHz/-60 dB
AM - More than 9.0 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 20 kHz/-60 dB
FM - More than 12 kHz/-6 dB ; Less than 30 kHz/-60 dB
? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 7.0-7.3 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ? 8-9 W (@ 13.8 V DC)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? V 10-15 V DC
Current RX 2.7 A max ? 50-60 mA
TX 20 A max - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP, Twin RX ? Sidetone: 700 Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756 REGENCY-C-000403 YOUKITS-SK-000001A