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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) 100 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output FM/CW: 6-45/6-40 W, SSB: 6-35/6-30 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11-13V DC
Current RX Max 2.5 A ? 620 mA max
TX Max 16 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1991 and 1998 Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready ? DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000820H JRC-NRD-000535 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'