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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Linear Power Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY   DV   All mode  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? Optional roofing filter modules with 3 & 6kHz filters for HF/6m, and 15kHz filter only for 50MHz and up. ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2m / 70cm
23cm + D-Star optional
136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   DV   All mode  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W HF/50/144MHz: 100W, 430MHz: 75W, 1.2GHz: 10W 30-40 W @ 2-5 W input

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type SO-239 + SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC +13.8V DC 12~15 V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max 24 A max 4.5-6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 2009 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
315 × 116 × 343 mm
(12.40 × 4.57 × 13.50 in)
115 × 35 × 135 mm
(4.53 × 1.38 × 5.31 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in HF/50MHz ATU (tuner)
IF-DSP (32-bit operation and 24-bit ADC)
24 bit A/D converter
Rear-panel USB port
RIT/XIT
Digital Noise Reduction
Manual and Automatic Notch
Digital Twin PBT
Dual Display
100 Watt Output (75 W on 440)

1.2GHz (23cm) is available with optional UX-9100 module.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 ICOM-IC-009100 VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-P000025