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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-30 MHz 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥60dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 100 W 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 18 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 ICOM-IC-000725 PUXING-PX-000666