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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 220 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 220 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W High: 5 / 1 W, Low: 0.5 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 5.5-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000021AT KENWOOD-TH-000089 YAESU-FRG-008800