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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 40 m 0.05-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-440 MHz (USA) 40 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Medium: ? / ? mW, Low: ? / ? mW 20 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000092AD KANTRONICS-KT-000140 KENWOOD-TS-000140S