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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 20/300 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Separate PSU
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX Max 18 A Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1968 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 KENWOOD-TM-000251E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350C