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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100/100/100 W ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6.3-16V DC
Current RX ? Max 700 mA 12-100 mA
TX ? - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 199x and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 128 × 30 × 199 mm
(5.04 × 1.18 × 7.83 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP option Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 ICOM-IC-PCR001000 KENWOOD-TH-000075A