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General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-6 dB) SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 100 mW 0.5-10 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 2A
TX ? ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Diode matrix programmable ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000012GAT ICOM-IC-000021A ICOM-IC-000078