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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC internal or 6-16V DC external Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX 15-300 mA ? 400 mA
TX - ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
? 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000001 ICOM-X000003 KENWOOD-TM-000221E