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General

HAM bands 6m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps Continuous / 1 preset channel ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 W ? 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.6 A
TX ? ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic)
Dimensions ? ? 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? ? 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000003 KENWOOD-TM-000642 NCG-000010/160M