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Portable VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations 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 XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz ? 144-148 / 420-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2 W ? High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V)

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-15.6V DC 11-16V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack
Current RX 45 mA - 800 mA max
TX Max 700 mA ? 2.1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between and Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10×NiCd and mic included 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264)
Form factor Portable Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 302 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst
VFO option.
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200GX DRAKE-RV000075 ICOM-IC-T000070A