588 manual
Second release – August 2007
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Part #74409
Printed in USA
Section 6 – SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL DATA
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
Frequency Range RX:
100 kHz – 30 MHz and 48 – 54 MHz. Specifications should
apply within Amateur Radio bands only.
Frequency Range TX:
1.797-2.010, 3.495-4.005, 5.275-5.407, 6.995-7.305, 10.095-
10.155, 13.995-14.352, 18.063-18.170, 20.995-21.452, 24.885-
24.995, 27.995-29.702, 49.995-54.0 MHz.
Tuning Step Sizes:
1, 10, 100, 1k, 5k, 10k, and 100 kHz.
Frequency Stability:
M/- 0.5 PPM over operating temperature. TCXO
standard.
Rated RF Load:
50 ohms nominal.
Antenna Jacks:
2 x SO-239 transceive, 1 x SO-239 receive only.
Modes:
USB, LSB, AM, FM, CWUSB, CWLSB, FSK.
I-Fs:
1
st:
70 MHz, 2
nd
: 455 kHz, 3
rd
: 14 kHz.
NTIA Compliance:
Meets requirements for frequency stability, not in compliance for
occupied bandwidth.
Display:
STN transmissive color LCD display with CFL backlight, 320 x
240 pixels.
PC control ports:
Serial, EIA-232 standard, DB-9F. Integrated 10 mb/s Ethernet,
CAT5 or CAT6, RJ-45.
Supply Voltage:
13.8 Vdc nominal. Reverse-polarity and over-voltage protection
standard.
Operating Temperature Range:
0-50 degrees Celsius.
Dimensions (HxWxD):
5.0” x 12.0” x 14.75”. Depth measurement includes rear panel
heat sink.
Weight:
15.4 lbs. (7 kg).
Construction:
Aluminum chassis, steel cabinet, glass-epoxy printed-circuit
boards.
RECEIVER
SSB Sensitivity:
<0.18 uV typical for 10 dB SINAD at 2.4 kHz BW, pre-amp on.
<0.5 uV typical for 10 dB SINAD at 2.4 kHz BW, pre-amp off.
AM Sensitivity:
<2.5 uV for 10 dB SINAD at 6 kHz BW, 30% modulation, 1 kHz,
pre-amp off.
FM Sensitivity:
<2.5 uV for 12 dB SINAD at 20 kHz BW, 3 kHz deviation, 1 kHz,
pre-amp off.
Selectivity, IF1:
at 70 MHz, 20 kHz
Selectivity, IF2:
at 455 kHz, 20, 6, 2.5 kHz standard, 500 Hz, 300 Hz, optional.
Selectivity, DSP IF:
38 built-in DSP filters from 200-12000 Hz BW.
