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HF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX ? Max 3.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions ? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's. Scanning Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-001400 ICOM-IC-000490A ICOM-IC-R000072DC