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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 215-239 MHz 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W High: 50/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 13/35 mA (save/stby)
TX 20 A ? Max 950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x Between 199x and 199x Between xxxx and xxxx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
? 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU ? 185 gr (6.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSU options CTCSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000740 KENWOOD-TM-000631A SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX