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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 10 W Max 125 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 10-250 mA ? ?
TX 2.2 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
230 × 80 × 290 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E YAESU-FT-000007 KENWOOD-TS-000930