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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 750 mW (10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A 6 W max
TX Max 3.6 A Max 6.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1984
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490A KENWOOD-TM-000701E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100