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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-45 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A 600 mA ?
TX Max 11.5 A 9.5 A 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002710H KENWOOD-TM-002550E KENWOOD-TS-000530SP