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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 0.001% ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV for 12 dB SINAD
0.4 µV for 20 dB SINAD
? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 21.8 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 500 mW at 8 ohms 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W Max 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 45-150 mA ? ?
TX 1.25 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1990 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 515 gr (1.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004E KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B