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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100/100/10 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 102 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706 KENWOOD-TR-000851E HEATHKIT-HW-000100