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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
-16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5/5 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 4.5-16 V DC 6-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-200 mA
TX - ? 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1996 Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 47 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000071E ICOM-IC-S000022 ICOM-IC-W000002E