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80-10 m Amateur Converter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? -
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? -
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? -
Image rejection > 60 dB ? -
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 700 mA ?
TX Max 6 A Max 5.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E KENWOOD-TM-000531E RME-MC-000055