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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Bookshelf UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-999 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 430-436 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX 900 mA max ? 40 mA
TX 3.1 A max 0.8-2.1 A Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E ICOM-ID-000091 ICOM-IC-000302