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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 2 A 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX Max 10 A Max 20 A 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220H KENWOOD-TS-000450S KENWOOD-TS-000520S