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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT ICOM-IC-000707 KENWOOD-TH-000045AT