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General

HAM bands 70cm  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ?
Tuning steps 5 / 25 kHz Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
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), 30 kHz (-60 dB) CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
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 ? None ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection >60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 500-700 mA ? 1.2-1.5 A
TX 1.7-3.5 A 3 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.97 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000045E ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000725