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VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output 2 / 45 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 11-16V DC
Current RX 600-750 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) Max 1 A
TX 2.7-9.5 A 300 mA-1.7 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TR-000851E