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Bookshelf UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-436 MHz 10-80 m 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-436 MHz - 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output 3 W ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 40 mA ? ?
TX Max 1 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000402 KENWOOD-JR-000310 DRAGON-SS-000797