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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: ? W 10 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains or 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1967 and 19xx Between 2002 and 2005
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000212 KENWOOD-TR-000002E YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V-FLD