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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W High: 2 W, Low: ? mW -

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 50 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions ? ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXA KENWOOD-TR-002400 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B