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General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A 300 mA ?
TX Max 10.5 A Max 8 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 960 gr (2.1 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000481H SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) YAESU-FT-000890