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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations FM   N-FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains 230/115 VAC 6.5-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 135 mA
TX 0.8-2.1 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000091 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) ELECRAFT-KX000002