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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 432.500-434.975 MHz (100 channels) 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) 300 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 432.500-434.975 MHz (100 channels) - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 3 W ? High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 8.4V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-130 mA
TX Max 750 mA - 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1980 and 199x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-007003 RCA-AR000088LF ICOM-IC-000002A