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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 + WWV m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC)
Current RX Max 0.7 A 700 mA
TX Max 5.5 A 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E KENWOOD-TS-000120S