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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5 W, Medium: 2 W, Low: 0.5 W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-14 V DC 6-10.3V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 30-250 mA 600 mA
TX ? 0.9-2 A 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000004E ICOM-IC-U000001 KENWOOD-TM-002550A