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Desktop UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output Max 10 W Max 100 W 2.8 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 800 mA ? ?
TX Max 3.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E KENWOOD-TS-000950S E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II