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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.3-30 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
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 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.6-2.1 A 700-900 mA
TX Max 3.6 A Max 20 A 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000490A ICOM-IC-000738 ICOM-IC-000290A