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VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple/Double conversion Single conversion, 10 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 1326 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W/4000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 5 W max (@ 13.8V) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Internal: 4.8-9.6 V DC (4×AA) External: 4.5-16 V DC Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W)
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? ?
TX 1.8-3.3 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features NB, VOX, dimmer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 ICOM-IC-T000042E SIEMENS-000745-E303