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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Max 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX Max 20 A ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 1998 and 19xx Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
54 × 112 × 335 mm
(2.13 × 4.41 × 13.19 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG KENWOOD-TH-G000071E YAESU-FT-002800M