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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 430-440 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
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 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 5 W max (@ 13.8V) High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
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 ?V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-250 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 199x Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 47 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-T000042E ICOM-IC-T000008A