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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 138-174 MHz 0.495-1310 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? AM 0.5-25 MHz: 1V (10 dB S/N)
FM 25-900 MHz: 0.32 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM 900-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/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 ? 45 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   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 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.2V DC ?V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 95-170 mA
TX 1.6-5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 170 gr (6.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 400 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-R000002