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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
0.1-1999.8 MHz 215-230 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
< 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
140-150 MHz (USA)
- 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 600 mA
TX ? - Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × × 190 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 7.48 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027H ICOM-IC-R009000L KENWOOD-TM-000331A