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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 80 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 601.3 kHz 575 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 200-250V AC / 12V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX Max 0.8 A 60 W ?
TX Max 3.1 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 194x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
?
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000260A MARCONI-R001475-RG44 MARCONI-CSR-000005