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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Floating Marine Transceiver | GPS
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 156.050 - 163.275 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
12 / 25 kHz (-6 / -60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 156.025 - 157.425 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1 / 2.5 / 5 / 6 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 12 V DC - 1150mAh Lithium-Ion 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external
Current RX ? 330 mA ?
TX - 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 2013 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
62 × 142 × 45 mm
(2.44 × 5.59 × 1.77 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 335 gr (11.8 oz) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT Submersible JIS-7 / IPX7
DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
One hand operation
Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
SOS Strobe light
Programmable channel names
12-channel GPS receiver
Large LCD (132 × 64 dots)
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A STANDARD-HX000851 TEMPO-S000015T