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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Bookshelf UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
160-10 m + WARC 430-436 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 40 mA
TX Max 10.5 A ? Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready Built-in auto-AT VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-000765 ICOM-IC-000302