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UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple/Double conversion SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 1-10 W 5 W max (@ 13.8V) Max 100/100/100/50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Internal: 4.8-9.6 V DC (4×AA) External: 4.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? ? Squelched 2.6 A
TX ? ? Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x Between 2000 and 2014
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
Weight ? ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ATV option. CI-V ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001275 ICOM-IC-T000042E KENWOOD-TS-B002000