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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM 20 / 40 / 80 m 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 5200 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
20 / 40 / 80 m 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W 100 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC ?
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 HY-GAIN-V-(002795DX)