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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 3 W FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX 90-250 mA ? 100-300 mA
TX 750 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features VXO Twin RX Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000202E YAESU-FT-001000D SAILOR-000016T