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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A ?
TX ? Max 16 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
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Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 396 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
Twin RX
Optional rack handles
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 ICOM-IC-000970H CRKITS-KN-Q000008