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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 15 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load Internal speaker 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 15 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 20 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 10-250 mA ? ?
TX 2.2 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E KANTRONICS-KT-000115 YAESU-FT-000747GX