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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps 10 / 100 / 1000 MHz thumbwheels ? -

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 160-6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 160-6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 150 mW 100 W 1 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC None
Current RX Max 130 mA ? -
TX Max 550 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight ? ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000002N TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565) HEATHKIT-HM-000011