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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 100/100/100 W 5 W / 0.5 W / 15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 700-900 mA ? ?
TX 1.6-5 A 23 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Clock
Detachable speaker/mike
Twin RX
Alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-007400 ICOM-IC-Z000001A