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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
7.5 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 10 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 200 mA
TX Max 20 A 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000725 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212