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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 146-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 140.1-150 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 146-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.5 A ?
TX Max 6 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
Weight ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228A ICOM-IC-000728 KENWOOD-TR-002200A