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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 3 A ?
TX 20 A max Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1979 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TM-000732A NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000049