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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 10 m 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 5200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10 m 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10-100 W 20 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC
Current RX 0.9-1 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000275H KANTRONICS-KT-000110 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003