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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180 mW max ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 2-18 MHz
200-600 / 1500 kHz optional
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) ? 100 W carrier

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8V DC Dynamotor from 28 V DC
Current RX ? ? -
TX Max 20 A - 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1999 and 200x Between 1943 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
?
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-SC-000180 COLLINS-T-000047-/-ART-13