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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
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 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
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 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 6-16V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 20-200 mA
TX 1.6-5 A 3 A max 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) None 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
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
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000071 ICOM-IC-W000002A