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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? >12 kHz (-6 dB), <28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz (General)
438-450 MHz (USA & Canada)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? Max 80 mA Max 600 mA
TX Max 3.6 A Max 1.8 A Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 61 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490A KENWOOD-TH-000079E KENWOOD-TM-000461A