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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  2m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 100/100/10 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 700 mA 50 W
TX ? Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 102 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000706 KENWOOD-TM-000231E SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B