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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 15 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
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Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E KANTRONICS-KT-000115 STANDARD-C-001208