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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 16 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 146-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 400 mA Max 1.7 A ?
TX 2.5 A max Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 247 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in)
? 402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX. Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000230 ICOM-IC-000900E KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX