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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
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 600 mA (no input signal)
TX 400-900 mA Max 11 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1983 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)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight 610 gr (1.3 lbs) with BP-3 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012AT KENWOOD-TM-000251E KENWOOD-TW-004000A