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VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz General coverage (t.b.d.)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne IF-DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP 5-45 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 600 mA ?
TX 1.8-3.3 A 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2009 and 20xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
?
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 KENWOOD-TM-002550E AOR-AR-007070