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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 10.5 A max Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Built-in keyer Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003230H ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-IC-Z000001A