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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ±7 ppm from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±1 ppm/hr. at +25°C (+77°F). Temperature fluctuations 0°C to +50°C (+32°F to +122°F) less than ±5 ppm. ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C) ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.01 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz (0.03-30 / 50-54 MHz guaranteed) 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY
0.1–1.8 MHz 2.0 μV
1.8–28 MHz 0.16 μV
28–29.99 MHz 0.16 μV
50–54 MHz 0.13 μV
AM/S-AM
0.1–1.8 MHz 5.6 μV
1.8–28 MHz 1.6 μV
28–29.99 MHz 1.6 μV
50–54 MHz 1.0 μV
FM
28–29.99 MHz 0.22 μV
50–54 MHz 0.2 μV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity SSB/CW/RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/–60 dB
AM/S-AM
More than 6 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/–50 dB
FM
More than 12 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–40 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.4 / 6 / 15 kHz Optional 500 / 250 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ~69 MHz
2nd: ~9 MHz
3rd: ~455 / 450 kHz
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 80 dB
Audio output 2 W, 10% distortion @ 8 Ω 2 W 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 1 A 1.2 A
TX - 13 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan (Icom restarted production after protests from the market) Between 2003 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CI-V interface
PC programmable (RS-232)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000075 KENWOOD-TM-000271E KENWOOD-TK-000090