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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
118-165 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ)
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms 200 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 25 W, Low: 3 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.2-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? 60 mA
TX 20 A max ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1990 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KDK-FM-002025 KENWOOD-TH-000027A