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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 20/20 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 13.8V DC 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX 38-180 mA Max 1 A 0.8-1A
TX - ? Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
? 278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V. VSC. Bandscope Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000010 KENWOOD-TM-V000708 KENWOOD-TS-000700G