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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 1-10 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11V DC (battery pack)
Current RX 1.3 A 1.6-2.1 A 30-250 mA
TX Max 7.5 A Max 20 A Max 2.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ATV option Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-001271 ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-V000085