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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 100 W 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.2V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 900 mA 700-900 mA
TX ? Max 20 A 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-000720A ICOM-IC-000290A