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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne PLL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 450 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FSK   GMSK   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains or 4×D cells
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX ? 300 mA-1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
?
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000765 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E TECSUN-BCL-002000