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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   All mode   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 35 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor
Current RX 400 mA ? 300 mA
TX 2.5 A max Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
180 × 60 × 216 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.50 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 700 channels in 100 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Detachable front panel Clock / alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 KENWOOD-TM-000455E GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR