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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.995 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 1-10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.97 in)
160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002700H KENWOOD-TR-007600 YAESU-FRG-000007