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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 108-174 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 40 mA
TX ? ? Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in auto-AT ? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000765 ICOM-IC-P000002ET ICOM-IC-000302