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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC external or battery pack 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 65-250 mA Max 600 mA 2 A
TX 400-900 mA Max 11 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx
Dimensions 65 × 171 × 36 mm
(2.56 × 6.73 × 1.42 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 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 Keyboard
RIT
VOX
9K6 packet ready. DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TS-000870S