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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 6/6 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7-14 V DC ?V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1991 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
49 × 105 × 39 mm
(1.93 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with BP-111 285 gr (10.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 ICOM-IC-P000004E ICOM-IC-T000007D