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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 10ppm over operating temp range ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 10 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 0.5-30 MHz General coverage
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 2W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50.500–51.990 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 + 6m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 50 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX 4 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1988 and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS programmable on repeater channels
REPEATER SHIFT (500kHz)
? Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-006001 ICOM-IC-000725 KENWOOD-TS-000990D