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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 20 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   CW  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
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Selectivity More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) 250 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 110 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC) 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2 m / 70 cm -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   -
RF-output High: 55 W, Low: 5 W 50 mW ... 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external) Mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A 48-310 mA ?
TX 12 A max 0.4-2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 113 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002100H KENWOOD-TH-D000074 EDDYSTONE-000400B