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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? 1st:
2nd:
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100/100/100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15% 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.25 A 300 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions ? 146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 ICOM-IC-R001500 AKD-HF000003