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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output High: 6 W, Low: ? W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains 6-10.3V DC
Current RX ? ? 30-250 mA
TX ? Max 20 A 1-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? GPS option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004GXA ICOM-IC-000707 ICOM-IC-V000001