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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz 138-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7-14V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 1991 and 19xx
Dimensions 285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271H ICOM-IC-000728 ICOM-IC-P000002E