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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
PMR446 MHz (optional)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
PMR446 MHz (optional)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 1-4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-10.3V DC Li-ion Battery 1300mA
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 30-250 mA ?
TX Max 20 A 1-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? GPS option. CTCSS / DSC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-V000001 TOPSUNG-TP-000460