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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 138-174 / 440-450 MHz 138-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 350/350 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC 6-16V DC (7.2V DC nominal)
Current RX 0.5 A ? 17-100 mA
TX Max 20 A 10.5 A max Max 1.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
55 × 157 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 6.18 × 1.22 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) Batteries & antenna included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK Twin RX
Dual Band Receive
CTCSS Tone Encode
Sub Band Mute
Two Call Channels
Dimmer
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater Function
Scan Functions
Remote Hand Mic
DTMF. CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X ICOM-IC-002400A STANDARD-C-000528