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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW 10-100 W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 16-150 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000002IE TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) KENWOOD-TS-000530SP