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Desktop UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 10 W 10-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 800 mA ? ?
TX Max 3.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000761 20-121