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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-950 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 6/6 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.5-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX Max 180 mA 600 mA (no input signal) 32 W
TX Max 1.6 A Max 7.5 A 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 57 × 122 × 29 mm
(2.24 × 4.80 × 1.14 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) incl battery 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000007E KENWOOD-TW-004000A KENWOOD-TS-000830M