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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne 7 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
?
Image rejection ? Greater than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1963 and 1966
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
?
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GE KENWOOD-TS-000570DG LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A