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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100/100/100 W 10 W (AM: 2 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 60-90 VA
TX ? Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 KENWOOD-TS-000700A RACAL-RA-001778