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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) 100-950 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 200 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 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 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 15-150 mA
TX 10.5 A max ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
? 57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ? 390 gr (13.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-000741 ICOM-IC-W000021E