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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - 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 144-148 MHz 160-10 / 6 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX Max 0.8 A - ?
TX Max 3.1 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1966 and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000260A STAR-ST-000333 HEATHKIT-HW-000100