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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 10-80 + WWV m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC)
Current RX ? 700 mA
TX ? 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXE KENWOOD-TS-000120S