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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 25 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.4V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX ? Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000471E YAESU-FT-000847 WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001P