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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 900 mA Max 55 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1975 and 197x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A KENWOOD-TH-000026E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016