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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 95-140 mA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
? 63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN ICOM-IC-000707 HY-GAIN-III-(002703) AOR-AR-002700