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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.5-10 W High: 6 W, Low: ? W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 ICOM-IC-000004GXA ICOM-IC-000707