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VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Low 3: 20 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A ?
TX ? Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.10 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003J ICOM-IC-000449E HEATHKIT-GR-000078