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General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

TX-range 144.500-145.975 (66 channels) TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) Mains
Current RX ? 80-150 mA ?
TX ? Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2005 and 200x Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 66 channels in 1 bank(s) 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-002001 ICOM-IC-P000007A K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077