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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 144-146 MHz 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   -
RF-output 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A N/A
TX ? Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000741 KENWOOD-TR-000751E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150