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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 70cm Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
430-440 MHz 0.012-60 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ? ?
Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz ? ?
Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? SDR
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
430-440 MHz 160-6m (2m optional)
Modulations CW   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output QRP (0-5 W) 1.5 / 0.15 W HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 55 mA ? ?
TX 700-900 mA ? 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 1981 and 1990 in Japan Between 2003 and 2007 in USA
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
? 241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF keypad SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 ICOM-IC-000004E FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000