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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
Less than 0.18μV
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 2m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or internal 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 1.5 A 0.4-1.5 A
TX ? 20 A max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 68 × 38 × 162 mm
(2.68 × 1.50 × 6.38 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000280 KENWOOD-TS-000680S ICOM-IC-002300H