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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
70 nV (with preamp)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct Down Conversion, SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? Software defined
Image rejection ? >60 dB ≥ 90 dB
Audio output ? ? Through computer

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 10 to 15 V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-1A ?
TX ? Max 4 A 3A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ? Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 KENWOOD-TS-000700G EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO