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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  80m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 20 / 40 / 80 m 14 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? AM, SSB < 0,5 uV
Selectivity ? ? 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 750Hz, 1,75 kHz, 3,1 kHz, 6 kHz, +/- 0,25 - 6 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5200 kHz 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
20 / 40 / 80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC Mains
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1986 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
540 × 198 × 395 mm
(21.26 × 7.80 × 15.55 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 RFT-EKD-000500