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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 320-479 / 1000-1400 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W High: 50/35/10 W, Medium: 10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 140 mA 900 mA Max 3.2 A
TX Max 1.2 A Max 20 A Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 1994 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
140 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
Weight 495 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP-3 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Triple RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000720A ICOM-IC-DELTA-000100H