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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 30 KHz-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 10-100 W ? 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1 A Max 250 mA 2 A
TX Max 20 A - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
255 × 100 × 200 mm
(10.04 × 3.94 × 7.87 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275H LOWE-HF-000125 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)