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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m 80-15 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 1-10 W SSB: 1.5 kW (PEP input), CW: 1 kW (DC input), AM: 500 W (DC input) SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended)
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? -
TX Max 2.3 A ? 20/10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
432 × 237 × 241 mm
(17.01 × 9.33 × 9.49 in)
378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Mains ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E HAMMARLUND-HXL-ONE HEATHKIT-HL-002200