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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 1-10 W AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 5.5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 1130 mAh Li-Ion pack
Current RX Max 0.6 A 0.5 A ?
TX Max 2.3 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Backlit DTMF keypad
Weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH KENWOOD-TH-K000020AT