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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.3-30 MHz 1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100/100/20 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 75 / 2000Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s.
Current RX Max 1.8 A ? 100W approx.
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
? 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKII NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100 RACAL-RA-000117