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Station Monitor

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters Optional 500 Hz CW filter ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 70 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 2.5-25 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.1-1.3 A 4 A 22 W max
TX 7.5 A max 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V ? ?
Accessories High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN ICOM-IC-000475E ICOM-IC-000732S HEATHKIT-HO-005404