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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 55-270 mA ? ?
TX 350-750 mA ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 334 × 93 × 243 mm
(13.15 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E MIDLAND-000077-115 YAESU-FT-000890AT