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Mobile VHF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.54-40 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.4V DC +/- 25% 105-130V AC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX Max 5.5 A 350-700 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000255E KENWOOD-TR-003500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188