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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 430-440 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 735 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX Max 1.7 A Max 700 mA ?
TX Max 6 A Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1941 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX. ? Optional S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000900A KENWOOD-TM-000431E RCA-AR000088LF