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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (Plug-in modules) 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
465 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (Plug-in modules) 144-148 / 420-450 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 5-50 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack Mains
Current RX ? 800 mA max ?
TX ? 2.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1931 and 1932 in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
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Weight ? 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 302 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keye ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-SCOUT-(000555) ICOM-IC-T000070A HAMMARLUND-COMET