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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W Max 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 45-150 mA ? 35 W
TX 1.25 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075