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VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 / 76-90 / 87-108 MHz (XM Satellite radio option) 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.5 / 4 / 7 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Medium: 500 mW, Low: 100 mW ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4 R03) 6V DC (4R20/D) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 200x and 200x in India Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 69 × 140 × 26 mm
(2.72 × 5.51 × 1.02 in)
333 × 180 × 58 mm
(13.11 × 7.09 × 2.28 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) including batteries and antenna ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1700 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT. Dual clocks and timers 320*240 pixel 5.7" LCD ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-LS-000020XE ETÓN-E000001-XM ICOM-IC-000732