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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   DV  
Sensitivity < 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) 60 dB
Audio output > 400 mW at 10 % distortion with an 8 Ω load More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5.5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W 0.1-10 W in 5 steps High: 20 / 20 W, Medium: 10 / 10 W, Low: 2 / 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.2 V DC battery pack or 12-15 V DC external 9-15.9V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 10-250 mA 250-450 mA ?
TX 2.2 A max 3 A max Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2002 and 20xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 65 × 159 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.26 × 1.38 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000032E ICOM-IC-000703 KENWOOD-TMW-000706