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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 2.2-3 A Max 80 mA
TX ? Max 23 A Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Diode matrix programmable 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000746-PRO KENWOOD-TH-000079E