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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   N-FM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥60dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   N-FM   W-FM   All mode  
RF-output Max 100 W 4W max ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX Max 18 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 PUXING-PX-000666 HEATHKIT-SB-000634