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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
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Filters ? None ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection >60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10 W 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 700-900 mA ? ?
TX 1.6-5 A 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
Built-in auto-AT. RS-232C
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-000761