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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 / 0.1 / 1 kHz ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W High: 40 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 20 A max. Max 13 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 275 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.83 in)
180 × 60 × 216 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.50 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 8 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT
Dial lock
Noise Blanker
Preamp
Dual Digital VFOs
9K6 packet ready. Detachable front panel -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000730 KENWOOD-TM-000255E SONY-AIR-000008A