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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 1.5 A ?
TX Max 8 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1998 and xxxx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E KENWOOD-TS-000680S LOWE-HF-000150E