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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 440-470 MHz 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) < 0.20 µV ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 440-470 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 4 W 5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) Li-ion Battery 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX 100 W 35 mA (standby) ?
TX 400 W 1500 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 201x in China Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
89 × 53 × 29 mm
(3.50 × 2.09 × 1.14 in)
200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Repeater Shift
CTCSS
KENWOOD option ready
PC programmable via interface cable
4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories ? ? Not specified
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 LINTON-LT-006188-2 ICOM-IC-000705