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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   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)
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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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 ICOM-IC-Z000001A