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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 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)
? ?
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 143.8-148.2 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) High: 5 W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1987 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
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Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000781 ICOM-IC-T000022E