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VHF Transceiver
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Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A ? 600 mA
TX 1.8-3.3 A ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
58 × 128 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.04 × 1.42 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 KENWOOD-TH-K000004E KENWOOD-TM-002550E