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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Hz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz
? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-460 MHz 144-146 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single, double or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 575 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA & Australia)
144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 2 m FM/CW: 6-45 W, SSB: 6-35 W (continuously adjustable) 70 cm FM/CW: 6-40 W, SSB: 6-30 W (continuously adjustable) High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 2.5 A max ? ?
TX 16 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
? ?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in keyer
IF shift
NB
VOX
CTCSS / PL encoder (US & Australian versions only)
Tone scan
CI-V interface
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000821H SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269RH MARCONI-CSR-000005