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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 200 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 900 mA 30-170 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 1.6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 ICOM-IC-W000031A KENWOOD-TS-000480HX