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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 400-470 MHz 10-80 m + WWV
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
Filters ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 200 mA 2 A
TX Max 1.4 A 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
MPN ICOM-IC-T000008E KENWOOD-TS-000120V