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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  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 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 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 ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Lo 1 W ? 100 W max

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 600-900 mA Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 32 W
TX Max 5.5 A - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 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-001200 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS KENWOOD-TS-000830M