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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 9V DC (6×AA batteries) or external adapter
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
62 × 160 × 43 mm
(2.44 × 6.30 × 1.69 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX 9K6 packet ready. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000781 KENWOOD-TM-000451E 20-312