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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes)
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz Continuous 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection >40 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
- 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) Mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX 80-150 mA ? 350 mA
TX Max 1.5 A - 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 200x Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ? RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-P000007A K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 XIEGU-X000001M