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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-100 kHz ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.05-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W/35 W, Low: ?/? W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 38-180 mA ? 1.5 A
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V. VSC. Bandscope Detachable front panel. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000010 KENWOOD-TM-000733E KENWOOD-TS-000140S