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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? poor
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 6m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
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)
? poor
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1750 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 MHz 6m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 5

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 900 mA max ? ?
TX 3.1 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
?
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 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 KDK-FM-006033 LAFAYETTE-HE-000035