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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 50 W ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1990 and 1995 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 191 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 615 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I SONY-ICF-SW007600 ICOM-IC-000208H