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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 250 Hz after 1 Hour ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains External PSU (Icom IC-700PS)
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 11.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1982 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 212 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 8.35 in)
286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
255 × 200 × 240 mm
(10.04 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002710H ICOM-IC-R000070 ICOM-IC-000700R