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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz VHF/UHF 215-230 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? Max 600 mA
TX Max 20 A - Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002048 KENWOOD-TM-000331A