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Mobile 70cm Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.05 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 1 kHz 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.005-3335 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity FM: -6dBuV input S / N30dB (F = 433.0 MHz)
SSB: -20dBuV input S / N10dB (F = 433.00 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? DSP Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker internal speaker 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 1 / 10 W - Max 100/100/100/50/10 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 100 VA max Squelched 2.6 A
TX ? - Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions ? 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
NB
Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000390 ICOM-IC-R009500 KENWOOD-TS-002000X