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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 6 m 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) ? 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-600 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
? 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071A KENWOOD-TR-001200 PALSTAR-RC000030