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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC ?
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1972 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220H KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS GALAXY-R-001530