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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
10 W handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 7.4 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 0.8-1A 75-380 mA
TX 20 A max Max 4 A 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TS-000700G RADIODDITY-GA-000510