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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100/100/50/20 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 1.8-2.0 A 200 mA
TX - Max 20 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 1999 and 2010 Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-007800 ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG ALINCO-DJ-G000007E