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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 15 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.0 µV ?
Selectivity ? 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Crystal controlled double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 35 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) - 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 0.1-15 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12-15 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 10 W Max 600 mA
TX ? - Max 4.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Full QSK
DSP option
ATU option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000002 HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) ICOM-IC-000025A