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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm -
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC +/-15% 105-125V AC
Current RX 0.3-1 A Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX 15 A max Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 1962 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
343 × 195 × 220 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 KENWOOD-TS-002000X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000105