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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-180 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 720 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 7 W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Keyboard Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN ICOM-IC-000002GXET ICOM-IC-R000072DC EDDYSTONE-000850/4