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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 ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) <0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ± 15 kHz @ -6 dB 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >N/A >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.7 A 500-700 mA 1.2-1.5 A
TX 3.5 A 1.7-3.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 110 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 4.33 in)
140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AQS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000026 ICOM-IC-000045E ICOM-IC-000725