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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   DV   -
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
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Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-147.995 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-10.3V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains
Current RX 30-250 mA Max 1.5 A Max 350 W
TX 1-2 A Max 7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000082 ICOM-ID-000001 KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS