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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple/Double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 5 W max (@ 13.8V) High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 4.8-9.6 V DC (4×AA) External: 4.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC 28 V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 A max
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
? 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight ? ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 47 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-T000042E KENWOOD-TM-000942 MILITARY-BC-000348