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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.6-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC or 4×AA cells
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
191 × 120 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 624 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-000737A SONY-ICF-007600GR