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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile 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 ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-434 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-434 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 16~210 mA (13.8V) ? ?
TX 450~1200 mA (13.8V) ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
156 × 58 × 244 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.61 in)
?
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000030A ICOM-IC-000741