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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 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
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Selectivity ? 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)
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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
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Image rejection ? 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 20-150Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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)
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MPN ICOM-IC-002720H KENWOOD-TS-000940S RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000031A