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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
10-160 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 10 W Max 100/100/100/50 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX ? Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
?
Weight ? 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
Digital readout.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000221 KENWOOD-TS-002000 KENWOOD-TS-000820S