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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 6 W, Low: ? W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4-16V DC 12V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 2A
TX Max 10.5 A ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
? 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready RX: 108-174 / 400-490 / 800-950 MHz ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-S000041E ICOM-IC-000078