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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 29.7-36 MHz
36.42 MHz
42-50 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 29.7-36 MHz
36.42 MHz
42-50 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM  
RF-output 100 W 10 W 40-60 W (VHF-low), 1-25 W (VHF-high / UHF)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max. ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
? 179 × 59 × 250 mm
(7.05 × 2.32 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 2.06 kg (4.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 8 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
? CTCSS/PL and Select 5/5-tone selcall. VOX. DTMF. Voice encryption and trunking options.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000730 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000661 MOTOROLA-GM-000360