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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe)
430-450 / 1240-1300 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 900 mA ? Max 0.6 A
TX Max 20 A - Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1983 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
? 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000720 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000200 YAESU-FT-006200