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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W Max 75 W (input) 2 kW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 900 mA max N/A ?
TX 3.1 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E YAESU-FL-000050B HEATHKIT-SB-000240