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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) ? ≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity 65 dB typical ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? PLL synthesizer
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? 65 dB
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) ? 0.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   FM   FM  
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W High: 15 W, Low: 1 W ≥ 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC 13.8V DC 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd)
Current RX 20-250 mA 330-450 mA 17 mA
TX 0.7-2 A 1.1-3.2 A 400 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery ? 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 2 channels/second 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000008 KDK-FM-002015R TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001