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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 0.06-0.42 / 0.5-30 MHz in six bands 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
CW below 11 MHz: 1-2 µV (20 dB S/N)
CW above 11 MHz: 1.5-4 µV (20 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne, 11 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 KHz ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Hi-Z BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC Mains ?
Current RX Max 210 VA 85 W @ 250 VAC ?
TX Max 800 VA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
405 × 310 × 420 mm
(15.94 × 12.20 × 16.54 in)
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Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 37.00 kg (81.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 MARCONI-CR000100-1/8 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000031