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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 10-160 m - 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 6-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-250 mA
TX ? - 0.5-1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1997 and 1997
Dimensions ? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000710 RCA-AR000088LF RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204