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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W 50 / 10 / 5 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% Mains
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A 1.2 A max Max 350 W
TX Max 20 A 13 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG KENWOOD-TM-D000710A KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS