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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.2 PPM ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.09-30 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - FM  
RF-output ? ? 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX ? - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-X000003 JRC-NRD-000630 KENWOOD-TM-D000710E