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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional)
Receiver system ? ? Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 100 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 20-150Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? 12 A max 510 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 2002 and 200x Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005D ICOM-IC-002720H KENWOOD-TS-000940S