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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Submersible Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz Continuous 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W - 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 12 V DC - 1650 mAh Lithium-ion
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 9 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Twin RX Quartz clock/timer Submersible JIS-8 / IPX7
Oversized LCD
Marine and 40 commercial LMR VHF channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E SONY-CRF-000320 STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000370S