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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 100 W (75 W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC ?
Current RX Max 0.5 A 0.5 A ?
TX Max 6 A 21 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
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Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000250