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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A 0.8-1.2 A Max 1.5 A
TX 1.8-3.3 A Max 10 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 36 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 ICOM-IC-003220H ICOM-IC-000728