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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 250 Hz after 1 Hour ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Quadruple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output 20 W ? High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX - ? Max 220 mA
TX ? - Max 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1999 and 2001
Dimensions ? 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
Weight ? 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-FOUR-000020 ICOM-IC-R000070 ICOM-IC-T000081E