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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? Optional 500 Hz CW filter ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 2.5-25 W 2.5-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 0.9-1 A 1.1-1.3 A 12 W
TX Max 6 A 7.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V CI-V Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN ICOM-IC-000275E ICOM-IC-000475E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004