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

General

HAM bands 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  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system DSP ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output internal speaker ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output - High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.3-16V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 100 VA max 12-100 mA 1.2 A max
TX - Max 1.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 Twin RX Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 KENWOOD-TH-000075A ICOM-ID-004100A/E