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Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W 20-60 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 55-270 mA Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC
TX 350-750 mA Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E RFT-000215B