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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 140 mA ? 900 mA
TX Max 1.2 A 12 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2002 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 212 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-002720H ICOM-IC-000720A