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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10 W (AM: 2 W) High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 600 mA (no input signal)
TX 1.6-5 A Max 4 A Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D KENWOOD-TS-000700A KENWOOD-TW-004000