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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C)
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   -
RF-output 90 W 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA
Current RX - ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max)
TX 225 W max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
150 × 45 × 165 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE PRESIDENT-TAYLOR-II ICOM-IC-R000006