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General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 36 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 5200 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 117/230V AC, 12V DC
Current RX 0.9-1.1 A Max 600 mA ?
TX 1.8-3.3 A Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NB, VOX, dimmer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000211 KENWOOD-TM-000541 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003