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General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 10 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.7 A ?
TX Max 1.2 A ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000004AT ICOM-IC-000551 ICOM-IC-000740