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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA ? Max 700 mA
TX Max 9.5 A 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
131 × 34 × 154 mm
(5.16 × 1.34 × 6.06 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 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-000740 ICOM-IC-PCR000100