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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
RX: 138-174 MHz
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Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 590 mA Max 1 A ?
TX Max 1.9 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 585 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-100 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 69 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001E KENWOOD-R-000599D HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II