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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 108-142 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (S/N 10dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 60 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
? 58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
Weight 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU ? 207 gr (7.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSU options ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000740 STAR-ST-000200 YUPITERU-VT-000125-II