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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ± 15 kHz @ -6 dB 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >N/A ?
Audio output ? ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   FSK   GMSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external
Current RX 0.4-0.8 A 0.7 A 25-115 mA (depending on configuration)
TX Max 3 A 3.5 A 300 mA-1.7 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 163 × 73 × 260 mm
(6.42 × 2.87 × 10.24 in)
140 × 50 × 110 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 4.33 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AQS Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000750 ICOM-IC-000026 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E