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General

HAM bands 1.25m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 440-450 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 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 220-225 MHz 440-450 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W High: 5 W, Low: ? mW 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld 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 Keyboard ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT KENWOOD-TH-000045AT ICOM-IC-000078