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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 2m/70 cm 0.3-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 280 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 2m/70 cm 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 50 mA
TX ? Max 20 A 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 199x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002300 ICOM-IC-000738 KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E