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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
3 Band QRP CW kit

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 5.9-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? IF-DDS: 60 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW  
RF-output 100 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2-16V DC 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? Max 55 mA 70 mA
TX 20 A max. Max 1.4 A 900 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 1992 and 199x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 8 bank(s) ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
? Sidetone: 700Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
Auto scan function
LCD display with backlight
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000730 KENWOOD-TH-000028E YOUKITS-EK-000001C