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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop 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 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC Max 10 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-130 mA Max 800 mA 900 mA
TX 220-550 mA Max 3.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000720A