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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output Max 10 W ? 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12-15V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 6-170 mA
TX ? - 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000221 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS ICOM-IC-000002A