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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 60-905 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX 900 mA ? Max 550 mA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? 180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? TV tuner front end
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269R SOMMERKAMP-SRG-008600DX