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Desktop HF/50MHz TRANSCEIVER
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F) ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed) 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
? 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz
70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct Sampling Superheterodyne SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 36 kHz ? ?
Image rejection More than 70dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz) ? 4 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m ham bands 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 6.5-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) 135 mA 200 mA
TX 21A (at 100W output power) ? 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 20xx Between 2016 and 201x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
107 × 45 × 125 mm
(4.21 × 1.77 × 4.92 in)
Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Color LCD
IP67 waterproof (optional)
GPS (optional)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007300 ELECRAFT-KX000002 TYT-TH-008600