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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
? FM: 2µV
MW: 14µV
SW: 0.5µV
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W Max 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX 1.3-1.6 A ? 7W
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 503 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007000 KENWOOD-TS-000570S NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002200