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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? 60 dB @ 12.5 kHz
70 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? 4 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 400 mA Max 80 mA 200 mA
TX 2.5 A max Max 1.8 A 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
107 × 45 × 125 mm
(4.21 × 1.77 × 4.92 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Color LCD
IP67 waterproof (optional)
GPS (optional)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 KENWOOD-TH-000079E TYT-TH-008600