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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple/Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-147.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 5 W max (@ 13.8V) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Internal: 4.8-9.6 V DC (4×AA) External: 4.5-16 V DC 6-10.3V DC
Current RX ? ? 30-250 mA
TX Max 20 A ? 1-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 199x Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-T000042E ICOM-IC-V000082