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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM - 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

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)
10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100/100/50/20 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W 280/280/100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 2.2-3.5V DC
Current RX 1.8-2.0 A Max 350 W 11-40 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 280 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2010 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1996 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
63 × 95 × 29 mm
(2.48 × 3.74 × 1.14 in)
Weight 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS STANDARD-C-000701