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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW 5-45 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 18-160 mA 600 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
?
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004IE KENWOOD-TM-002550E KENWOOD-TS-000950S