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General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 0.2-30 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Medium: 3 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) ?
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 3.8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between xxxx and xxxx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
?
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000681 KENWOOD-R-001000 SUPERSTAR-006900