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VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - TV-antenne -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 0.85-1.4 A ? 90 VA
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 35 crystal controlled frequencies
23 in the 1600-4200 kHz range
12 in the 4.0-9.0 MHz range
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000901A SAILOR-R000110 EDDYSTONE-000770R