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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? 95-140 mA
TX 1.8-3.3 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 ICOM-IC-000707 AOR-AR-002700