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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
0.3-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 50 W (input) High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX - 0.8-1 A 1.6-2.1 A
TX ? Max 10.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 203 × 305 × 203 mm
(7.99 × 12.01 × 7.99 in)
? 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050D-(BANDMASTER-DELUXE) ICOM-IC-002000H ICOM-IC-000738