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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.79 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV
AM (6 kHz BW, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (15 kHz BW, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/RTTY (2.4 kHz BW)
2.4 kHz (-3 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (500 Hz BW)
500 Hz (-3 dB), 700 Hz (-60 dB)
AM (6 kHz BW)
6 kHz (-3 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (15 kHz BW)
12
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   FM  
RF-output 5-200 W (AM: 5-50 W) 100% duty cycle! High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 210 VA Max 80 mA Max 600 mA
TX Max 800 VA Max 1.8 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 420 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 16.54 in)
56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4×32 bit DSP's. Built-in RTTY/PSK31 encoder/decoder. Built-in auto-AT. 7" color TFT with VGA output. Twin RX Spectrum scope. Digital voice recorder RS-232C. Built-in voice synthesizer Compact Flash card for storing personal settings. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007800 KENWOOD-TH-000079E KENWOOD-TM-000241E