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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output 2 / 45 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 600-750 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 0.5-0.9 A
TX 2.7-9.5 A 300 mA-1.7 A 2.6-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 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-000025H KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TR-007930