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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 100-950 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 5.5 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws N-type
Impedance 50 Ω Hi/Z or 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC Mains Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX 15-150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 64 channels in 2 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Digital readout, 1kHz precision Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000021E LOWE-SRX-000030D HILBERLING-HPA-008000B