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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low 1: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 3: 0.5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA 19-250 mA ?
TX Max 9.5 A Max 1.6 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
49 × 103 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.30 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228H ICOM-IC-000004SE ICOM-IC-000740