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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
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Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 12/24 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
62 × 170 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.69 × 1.57 in)
139 × 37 × 184 mm
(5.47 × 1.46 × 7.24 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? LCD in 7 colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 20-310 CRT-MEGA-PRO