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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ± 30 Hz / hr. at + 25°C after 1 hour warm-up ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY (10 dB S/N):
100 - 500 kHz, less than 2.0 µV
1.8 - 29.9 MHz, less than 0.16 µV
AM (10 dB S/N):
0.5 - 1.8 MHz, less than 13.0 µV
1.8-29.99 MHz, less than 2.0 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD):
28-29.99 MHz, less than 0.5 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity SSB: More than 2 4 kHz/- 6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/ -60 dB
CW, RTTY: More than 500 Hz/-6 dB
Less than 1 0 kHz/-60 dB
AM: More than 2 4 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4 0 kHz/-60 dB
FM: More than 15.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 30.0 kHz/-60 dB
15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ≥ 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8-ohm load ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 or 230 V AC) 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 10-15V DC
Current RX 150 VA max 30-210 mA ?
TX 760 VA max Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Automatic antenna tuner (AT)
DSP
Twin RX
CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000775DSP ICOM-IC-W000031E LOWE-HF-000250