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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-29.999 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-1.599 MHz
AM: 100 µV
SSB: 12.6 µV

1.6-29.99 MHz
AM: -
SSB: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Continuously adjustable
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output ? 4 W, 10% THD, 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM   SSB   -
RF-output Max 10 W 10 / 50 / 100 W PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12~14 V DC
Current RX - 3 A 1 A max
TX ? 11-17 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 300 × 160 × 340 mm
(11.81 × 6.30 × 13.39 in)
240 × 72 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 2.83 × 9.41 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) Main unit + controller + speaker 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Selcall capability, compatible with Barrett, Codan radios
Large memory capability (500 regular, 100 Telephone Number, 120 ALE address, 100 Selcall address)
HF E-mail capability (Appropriate PC, modem and network required)
Digital Signal Processing DSP for improved noise reduction
Multiple communication modes support (for users with Amateur Radio License)
USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MTR-000025 ICOM-IC-F007000 RFSPACE-SDR-000014