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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? 900 mA 30-170 mA
TX - Max 20 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 130 × 180 × 60 mm
(5.12 × 7.09 × 2.36 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-001600-MKII ICOM-IC-000720 ICOM-IC-W000031A