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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
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 ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-60 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100/5-100 W (5-40/5-40 W AM) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 2.7 A max ?
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx (Late seventies/early eighties) Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
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Weight ? 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 101 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 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000300 ICOM-IC-000756 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002009