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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 810-1000 MHz ? 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity FM (at 12dB SINAD)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.16μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.16μV
230.000–259.995MHz 0.56μV
260.000–299.995MHz 0.32μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.22μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.22μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.16μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.16μV
810.000–879.990MHz 0.45μV
880.000–999.990MHz 0.45μV

AM (at 10dB S/N, 30% Mod.)
118.000–136.995MHz 0.5μV
137.000–173.995MHz 0.5μV
230.000–259.995MHz 1.8μV
260.000–299.995MHz 1.0μV
300.000–349.995MHz 0.79μV
350.000–399.995MHz 0.63μV
400.000–499.995MHz 0.56μV
500.000–549.995MHz 0.56μV

DV (D-Star) (at BER 1%, 4.8kbps)
VHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
UHF (Ham band) Less than 0.35μV
? ?
Selectivity Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - AM   FM  
RF-output 50 / 15 / 5 W (approx.) 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 12-16V DC 13.2 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A max ? ?
TX 12.5 A max 15 A 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
125 × 38 × 103 mm
(4.92 × 1.50 × 4.06 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) without microphone, cable and bracket 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1052 channels in 26 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags
GPS connectivity
Detachable front panel
USB programmable
? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-E000880 KENWOOD-TL-000922 PRESIDENT-WILLIAM