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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100-950 MHz 10-160 m 0.012-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? SDR
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 160-6m (2m optional)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW 150 W HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 15-150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 2003 and 2007 in USA
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
? 241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 64 channels in 2 bank(s) None 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000021E SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000