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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double contversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2.2-3 A 17-100 mA 1 A
TX Max 23 A Max 1.8 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746-PRO KENWOOD-TH-000045E KENWOOD-TM-000271A