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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C ± 15 p.p.m. 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
144-148 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity 0.14 µV typical < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity 70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? 60 dB
Audio output 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 5-70 W 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 20-310 mA 600 mA 1.2 A max
TX 1.4 A max 16 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000080 KENWOOD-TM-002570A ICOM-ID-004100A/E