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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
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Selectivity ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 10cm internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 1-1.4 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1963 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
? 190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AFC. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002500A RACAL-RA-000217 STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND