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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 118-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) 10-100 W (AM 10-50 W) High: 6/6 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 180 mA
TX Max 20 A ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
425 × 149 × 411 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 16.18 in)
57 × 122 × 29 mm
(2.24 × 4.80 × 1.14 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) incl battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CRT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-000780 ICOM-IC-T000007E