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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC ?
Current RX 700-900 mA Max 65 mA ?
TX 1.6-5 A Max 2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1954 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
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Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna and handstrap ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H KENWOOD-TH-000046E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000098