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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
66-88 / 137-174 / 406-512Mhz (UK)
29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   DV   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W) High: 20 / 20 W, Medium: 10 / 10 W, Low: 2 / 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.5VDC (5 x AA Batteries), 6.0VDC (5 x AA Rechargeable) or AC Adapter
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
67 × 178 × 35 mm
(2.64 × 7.01 × 1.38 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 298 gr (10.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CRT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000780 KENWOOD-TMW-000706 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000041