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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   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 Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 10 W ? 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx 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 ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
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-000221 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS KENWOOD-TS-000830M