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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Multimode QRP HF+6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 1.8–29.990 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting ? 0.15 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
- 160-10 / 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output 2 / 45 W ? 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 28 V DC 10.5-15.0 V DC
Current RX 600-750 mA 3 A max 350 mA
TX 2.7-9.5 A - 2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H MILITARY-BC-000348 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000011