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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 15 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W 2 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 900 mA 68 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A JIM-MX-000021S KDK-FM-002025