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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Spectrum Display

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
136-174 MHz ?
Modulations CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz ? ?
Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
144-148 MHz ?
Modulations CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63  
RF-output QRP (0-5 W) High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC 13.8V DC 8-15 V DC
Current RX 55 mA Max 0.5 A 140 mA
TX 700-900 mA Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
?
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 ICOM-IC-000229A ELECRAFT-P000003