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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 2400-2450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
2400-2450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A ? 600 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 Triple RX DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H KENWOOD-TM-002400 KENWOOD-TM-002550E