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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 136-174 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Lo 1 W High: 55 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 600-900 mA 0.8-1 A Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC
TX Max 5.5 A 12 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) 113 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001200 ICOM-IC-002100H KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS