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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
RF-output 100 W High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC ?
Current RX 900 mA 300 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Taiwan
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
186 × 55 × 221 mm
(7.32 × 2.17 × 8.70 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) HANDIC-000423