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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 70cm 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
70cm 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100/100/10 W ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 102 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706 AZDEN-PCS-007300H HEATHKIT-HW-000100