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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) High: 7/6 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 700 mA 180 W max ?
TX - 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
140 × 55 × 40 mm
(5.51 × 2.17 × 1.57 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Headless Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP option ? GPS option. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-PCR001000 KENWOOD-TS-000510 STANDARD-C-005750