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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 100/100/20 W High: 2.5/2.5 W/35 mW, Medium: ?/? W/35 mW, Low: ?/? W/35 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 1.8 A ? 300 mA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
47 × 135 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 5.31 × 1.34 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKII STANDARD-C-000568 AKD-HF000003