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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 136-174 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? 65 dB typical 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK   -
RF-output 100/100/100 W 0.5 / 5.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX ? 20-250 mA 60-90 VA
TX ? 0.7-2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight ? 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 ICOM-IC-V000008 RACAL-RA-001778