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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA ?
TX Max 6 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-000737