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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX ? ? 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
? 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271H ICOM-IC-000003N KENWOOD-TS-000520