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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 220 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.5 µV
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 220 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A 70 mA
TX ? Max 21 A 80 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000021AT SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH PRESIDENT-KP-000077