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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
- 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100/100/20 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1.8 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 2000 and 2005
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKII NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000029 YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V