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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W 1-10 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 0.9 A 1.2-1.8 A
TX ? Max 3.3 A Max 13 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 522 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 ICOM-IC-000211E ICOM-IC-002820H