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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 220-22? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 400 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz 220-22? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells ?V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 198x and 198x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
?
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 SANTEC-LS-000202A SANTEC-ST-000220ΜP