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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 0.1/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 NMO Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 28 V DC
Current RX 900 mA ? 3 A max
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 MOTOROLA-MX002000 MILITARY-BC-000348