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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1258-1300 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1258-1300 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.2-13.8V DC Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 2.3 A ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E KENWOOD-TH-000055E HILBERLING-HPA-008000B