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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.6-2.1 A 20-100 mA 0.3-0.7 A
TX Max 20 A Max 1.7 A 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000738 KENWOOD-TH-000205E YAESU-FT-002800M