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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.5-30.1 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? 27 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10 W (AM: 2 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains
Current RX 400 mA ? ?
TX 2.5 A max Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in West Germany
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
?
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) A true boatanchor!
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 KENWOOD-TS-000700A ROHDE-SCHWARZ-EK-000007