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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 30 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 30 m
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-R000072DC KANTRONICS-KT-000130