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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 0.5-999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
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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)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? High: 5 / 5 W, Low: 500 / 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 3.6-6.3V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 900 mA max 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) ?
TX 3.1 A max - 0.8-2.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
58 × 103 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 4.06 × 0.94 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 450 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in color TFT screen Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E ICOM-IC-R000003 ICOM-ID-000091