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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
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Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 400 mA ?
TX Max 2.3 A 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E KENWOOD-TM-000221E KENWOOD-TR-008400