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Mobile UHF Transceiver
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Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz 0.2-30 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 1 W ? Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 3 A max
TX 2.5 A max - 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000120 KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TS-000890S