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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80m + 6m 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W ? SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC 20-28V DC
Current RX ? 100mA 175 mA
TX ? - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
330 × 90 × 250 mm
(12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 DAVCO-DR-000030 CLANSMAN-PRC-000320