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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? AM
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
FM
68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? ± 9 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? 1 crystal + 1 ceramic
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? 1.5 W max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 0.3-1 A Max 2.5 A ?
TX 15 A max Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
260 × 80 × 200 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 KENWOOD-TS-000690S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002021