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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W ? 2-100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 9.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
?
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000448A ICOM-IC-R000071E KENWOOD-TRC-000070