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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 10-160 m 100-180 / 640-480 / 800-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W 280 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX 800 mA max ? ?
TX 6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
? 64 × 95 × 29 mm
(2.52 × 3.74 × 1.14 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000B STANDARD-C-000508