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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional)
Receiver system ? ? Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 / 1 W, Low 3: 3.5 / 3.5 / 0.2 W, Low 2: 1.5 / 1.5 / 0.2 W, Low 1: 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 W FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 20-150Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC)
Current RX Max 590 mA 0.8-1A 80 W
TX Max 1.9 A Max 4 A 510 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 145 × 49 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.93 in)
278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
Weight 635 gr (1.4 lbs) with BP-100 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 78 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Triple RX ? Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
MPN ICOM-IC-DELTA-000001A KENWOOD-TS-000700G KENWOOD-TS-000940S