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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m 200-400 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 142.5 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 28V DC (aircraft battery voltage)
Current RX ? ? 0.75 A
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA by Detrola
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 100 × 100 × 168 mm
(3.94 × 3.94 × 6.61 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features Built-in keyer 13.8 V DC and digital display options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 KENWOOD-TS-000820 MILITARY-BC-001206