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General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 70 cm 10-80m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? 19 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 70 cm 10-80m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC Mains
Current RX 55-270 mA ? ?
TX 350-750 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) batteries included ? 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000215E SANTEC-ST-000440ΜP SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500