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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
? 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
140.1-150 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
? -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output FM: 45/45 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX 2-2.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) without PS-35 (with PS-35: 2.3kg) ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories 396 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX
Optional rack handles
? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970H CRKITS-KN-Q000008 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R