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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) ?V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 220 mA ?
TX - Max 1.4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1999 and 2001 Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PBT ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-T000081E SILTRONIX-001011C