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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 144-147.995 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 1-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 30-170 mA ? 60 W
TX Max 1.6 A Max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
160 × 60 × 260 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 10.24 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-W000031A KENWOOD-TR-007600 RACAL-RA-003791