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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   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 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 35/10 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 900 mA max Max 1.8 A ?
TX 3.1 A max Max 11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
140 × 40 × 177 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.97 in)
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Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E ICOM-IC-003700 ICOM-IC-000750A