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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 38-55 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? External handset 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz ? 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 10 W 0.9 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 1.5, -6, 67.5 and 135 V DC 12 V DC from battery pack and a built-in voltage converter 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? 300-500 mA
TX Max 3.5 A ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in Sweden by SRA Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
265 × 455 × 85 mm
(10.43 × 17.91 × 3.35 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E MILITARY-RA-000105 ATLAS-000210