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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 11m 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 11m 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) ? 1/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
? 180 × 50 × 230 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 9.06 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 PRESIDENT-VEEP PRESIDENT-MC-006800-DSC