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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz (Cellular blocked) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100/100/100 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-11.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 65-220 mA Max 1 A
TX ? Max 2 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and xxxx
Dimensions ? 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 280 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. PC-programmable. Alpha tags. 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 ICOM-IC-T000090 KENWOOD-TM-V000007E