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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? VFO, 1 kHz steps Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 27.775-29.775 MHz 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 27.775-29.775 MHz 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 900 mA ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Taiwan Between 198x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
?
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? PA
ANL
NB
RF & Mic gain
SWR
Tone
Dimmer
Scanner
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720A PRESIDENT-ADAMS-(VFO) PRESIDENT-KP-000033