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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters ? ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-14 V DC 6.3-16V DC 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX ? 12-100 mA 2 A
TX ? Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000004E KENWOOD-TH-000075E AOR-AR-005001D