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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 40 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80m 40 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 90 W 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? - 30 mA
TX ? 225 W max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
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 ICOM-IC-000201 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE CRKITS-KN-Q000007A