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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL 19 tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains 12V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA ? 210 mA max
TX 350-750 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 EDDYSTONE-000960