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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? VFO or 6 × XTAL channels
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.7V DC
Current RX 18-160 mA 700 mA Max 140 mA
TX Max 1.4 A 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
120 × 40 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.48 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004IE KENWOOD-TS-000130S MINIX-MR-000002S