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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA 500-700 mA ?
TX 350-750 mA 1.7-3.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
?
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E ICOM-IC-000045E ICOM-IC-000741