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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 180-400 / 540-1600 kHz / 1.8-8 MHz
31, 25, 19 and 16 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 0.85-1.4 A 4 A ?
TX Max 12 A 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1952 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
43 × 30 × 20 mm
(1.69 × 1.18 × 0.79 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 2 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
? Bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000901E ICOM-IC-000732S HALLICRAFTERS-TW-001000