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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ?
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 9 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E RCA-AR000088LF CRKITS-KN-Q000009