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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 10-80 m 20 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 6.14 MHz
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet.

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
- 20 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100/100/10 W - 3W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 50 W 35-80mA
TX ? - 800mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1965 and 196x Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 102 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B TEN-TEC-001320