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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.6-15.6V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? 45 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 20 A Max 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10×NiCd and mic included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer 1750 Hz tone burst
VFO option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 ICOM-IC-000737A KENWOOD-TR-002200GX