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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W 10 W (AM: 2 W) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 9 A Max 4 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E KENWOOD-TS-000700A SOMMERKAMP-FT-000767DX