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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
?
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 100 W on all bands High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 mW, ELP: 20 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 12-14V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 1.8 A ?
TX Max 4.8 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025A SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 KENWOOD-TH-000047A