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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX Max 12 A Max 20 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2002 Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002800H ICOM-IC-000731 ICOM-IC-000740