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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  23cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1258-1300 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1258-1300 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2-13.8V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration)
TX Max 20 A ? 300 mA-1.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
Weight ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II".
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A KENWOOD-TH-000055E KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G)