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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX 2.2-3 A 30 W
TX Max 23 A 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO CLANSMAN-VRC-000321