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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 5-100/5-100 W (100% duty cycle), AM: 5-40/5-40 W ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 3.5 A ? 0.7 A
TX Max 23 A - Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 32 bit IF-DSP. Built-in RTTY demodulator and auto-ATU. IP3 = +30 dBm, Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO-III KENWOOD-R-000599A KENWOOD-TW-004100E