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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 6020 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W Max 100 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 117/230V AC (12V DC option)
Current RX 0.9 A ? ?
TX Max 3.3 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211E KENWOOD-TS-000950S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005