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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W Max 100 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 6-170 mA
TX Max 10 A 15 A max. 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220H KENWOOD-TS-000520S ICOM-IC-000002A