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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
138-175 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 0.35 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5-16 V DC
Current RX 900 mA ? 12 mA
TX Max 20 A ? 350-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A KDK-FM-002025 ALAN-CT-000180