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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-80 m 68-108 (FM-radio) / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - FM   N-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
? ≤0.25μV (wide band)
≤0.35μV (narrow band)
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
? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! 100 W 1 / 4 / 8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC ?V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 2000 mAh
Current RX Max 210 VA ? ?
TX Max 800 VA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 2014 and 202x in China
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 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. ? 25KHz/12.5KHz Switchable (Wide/Narrow Band)
FM Radio (65.0MHz-108.0MHz)
Large Tri-color LCD Display (3 Selectable Colors)
LED Flashlight
High /Low RF Power Switchable
VOX
50 CTCSS/ 104 DCS Tones
Tone searching/scanning
Dual standby
PC programmable
Transmitter time-out timer(TOT)
Busy channel lock-out(BCLO)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-(000540) BAOFENG-BF-F000008HP