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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 79 / 410 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL.
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 3 W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 199x Between 19xx and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000502A KENWOOD-TS-000450S COMMANDER-000127