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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 8-10.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA ?
TX ? 220-550 mA 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 1750 Hz tone burst ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-000002E PRESIDENT-JAMES