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UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
- 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.3 W ? High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4V DC +/- 25% Mains, batteries or 12 V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX ? 8.5 W 800 mA max
TX 350-700 mA - 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 302 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-003500 SONY-CRF-000150 ICOM-IC-T000070E