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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 400 mA ? Max 80 mA
TX 2.5 A max ? Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 KENWOOD-TH-000078E KENWOOD-TH-000079E