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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
DSP 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 Less than ±0.05ppm (0°C to +50°C, after warm up) ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 148-174 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.10 - 1.799 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): -
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 6,3µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.5µV

1.80 - 29.99 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.5µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 2µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.16µV

50.0 - 54.0 MHz
FM (BW: at 15 kHz): 0.32µV
AM (BW: at 6 kHz): 1µV
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 (BW: at 2.4 kHz): 0.13µV

*) All values with pre-amp ON
? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB, RTTY (BW: 2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-3dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/-60dB

CW (BW: 500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/-3dB
Less than 700 Hz/-60dB

AM (BW: 6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/-3dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/-60dB

FM (BW: 15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/-60dB
? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters 15, 6 and 3 kHz ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz (for all modes)
2nd: 36 kHz (for all modes)
? ?
Image rejection More than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/6 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 85-265 VAC ? 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX Max 210 VA ? ?
TX Max 800 VA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 7" color TFT
Built-in auto-ATU
Built-in RTTY/PSK31 decoder
Dual DSP
Spectrum scope DVR
2×USB
+40 dBm ultra high intercept point
50 CTCSS tone encoder and decoder
? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007700 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000004A EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000