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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz 0.1-100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external 6-16V DC
Current RX ? 38-180 mA 16-100 mA
TX ? - Max 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000240 ICOM-IC-R000010 KENWOOD-TH-000025AT