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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W 2 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX Max 20 A Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
Weight ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A JIM-MX-000003.5S KENWOOD-TM-000211E