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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz 0.01-3300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st:
2nd:
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 12V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? Max 1.25 A
TX - Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
140 × 50 × 135 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.31 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ? 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box + Panel
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DTCS
DSP option (UT-106)
Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-R000004A ICOM-IC-000028E ICOM-IC-R001500