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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 Watts 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ? High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 600 mA 1.2 A max 1.45 A
TX Max 12 A - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ADI-AR-000147 ICOM-IC-R000072DC KENWOOD-TS-000050S