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Mobile VHF Transceiver
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 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 1.5 W, Low: ? mW 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ? 900 mA
TX Max 6 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
? 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027E ICOM-IC-000003N ICOM-IC-000720A