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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm 
Freq. stability ? ? Not specified
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-960 (except cellular) MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 410-512 / 806-950 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 / 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
406-512 MHz: 0.3 µV
806-956 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 350 mW, 8 ohms, 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - External speaker

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 18 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1990 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
66 × 122 × 32 mm
(2.60 × 4.80 × 1.26 in)
230 × 57 × 165 mm
(9.06 × 2.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 1.38 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual trunking
PC programmable
Weather Alert
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000701 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000099 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000855XLT