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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-30 / 46.2-61.1 MHz 144-146 / 220 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 144-146 / 220 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 / 1-10 W (AM 10-40/1-4 W) High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 500 mA ? ?
TX Max 2.3 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024E ICOM-IC-000729 ICOM-IC-V000021AT