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VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Marine Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
160-10 m + WARC 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection >40 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 12-14V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 80-150 mA 1.8 A ?
TX Max 1.5 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
23 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000007A SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 SAILOR-R000105