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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz ? 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-10m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 5-10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC) 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V ?
TX Max 8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1970 and 197x in USA Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories ? ? Not specified
MPN ICOM-IC-003220E HEATHKIT-SB-000220 ICOM-IC-000705