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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 6 W, Low: ? W High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-250 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer RX: 108-174 / 400-490 MHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-S000021E ICOM-IC-T000008A