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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 9 V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? ?
TX Max 23 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in ? (discontinued in the late eighties) Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III KDK-FM-000240 WHISTLER-WS001025