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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 100-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 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 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC 5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 15-150 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
? 57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

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 Keyboard. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-S000021E ICOM-IC-W000021ET