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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.53-1650 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) ? 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4LR6 or external 12V DC 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? 0.9 A
TX Max 23 A - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
?
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX ? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO YUPITERU-MVT-007200 SAILOR-T002130