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General

HAM bands 6m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 x10-6 or better ?
Tuning steps 1 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1856 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) ?
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 1.60 µV 1.6-50 MHz
0.56 µV 50-905 MHz
1.00 µV 905-130 MHz
1.40 µV 1380-1800 MHz
0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM: 12.0 kHz
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Filters ? 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 4 - 8 ohms 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX 1.1 A max Max 2 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 1998 in Japan Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan Between xxxx and xxxx
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 181 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.13 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? AGC
Attenuator
Carry Handle
Dial Lock
Dimmer
Dual Clock-Timer
Dual NB
Dual VFOs
IF Shift
Mute Terminals
Notch
Record Activation
Record Jack
S-Meter
Scan
Squelch
Sweep
Tilt Bar
Tone Control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000100 KENWOOD-R-005000 SUPERSTAR-003900