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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6.3-16V DC ?
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 20-100 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
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Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 KENWOOD-TH-000205E CRAIG-004201