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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-899.9875 MHz 10-160 m 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.8 A ? 4 A
TX Max 12 A ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002725E KENWOOD-TS-000520SE ICOM-IC-000732S