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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.15-30 MHz ?
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz - 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations All mode   - All mode  
RF-output 3 W @ 6 VDC, 10 W @ 13.8 VDC ? 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4LR20) or 13.8V DC external 13.8V DC or mains 12-16V DC
Current RX 300 mA ? ?
TX Max 2.9 A (10 W) - 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1975 and 1980 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 76 × 189 mm
(9.06 × 2.99 × 7.44 in)
? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) with batteries ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000505 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000160 KENWOOD-TL-000120