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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-436 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-436 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 3 W ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX 40 mA ? ?
TX Max 1 A - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000402 KENWOOD-JR-000310 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A