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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains (110-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 0.8 A ? ?
TX Max 3.1 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) ? 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000260A ICOM-IC-000047E ICOM-IC-000775