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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 110/220V AC
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1947 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG KENWOOD-000009R-59DE NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T