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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 4 A
TX 10.5 A max Max 7.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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 Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230H KENWOOD-TR-000851A ICOM-IC-000732