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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
144-146 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 2 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50-80Ω 60 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? 100 mA 600 mA
TX - Max 0.5 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x in W.Germany Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
190 × 70 × 220 mm
(7.48 × 2.76 × 8.66 in)
52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Repeater offset IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 SEMCOSET-SEMCOPORT ICOM-IC-T000010