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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Low-power DCR HT

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 6.25 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 142.934375-142.984375 / 146.934375-146.984375 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? ?
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 142.934375-142.984375 / 146.934375-146.984375 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.2V DC ?
Current RX 700-900 mA ? ?
TX 1.6-5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
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Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 18 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000002SET ICOM-IC-DCR000001