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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 10-80 + WWV m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 26-32 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W Max 100 W SSB: 150 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX ? 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in Brazil
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
125 × 150 × 265 mm
(4.92 × 5.91 × 10.43 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXE KENWOOD-TS-000120S MAC-L-000120