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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-1.2 A 1.6-2.1 A
TX - Max 8 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000160 ICOM-IC-003220E ICOM-IC-000738