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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 38-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External handset

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 10 W 0.9 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
? 265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 KENWOOD-TR-009000 MILITARY-RA-000105