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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.15 µV 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker, ext. speaker via jack ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 25 W 1 / 10 W 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 6.5-14V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA 135 mA
TX Max 6 A 4.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
168 × 58 × 240 mm
(6.61 × 2.28 × 9.45 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 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 ? MP-716 microphone ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000271E STANDARD-C-007800 ELECRAFT-KX000002