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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 830-950 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations AM   FM   -
RF-output 10 W (input) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 10-15V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.8 A ?
TX ? Max 11.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 204 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.03 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 110 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-000006-METER ICOM-IC-002350H LOWE-HF-000250E