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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? better than ±2 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW 5/20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC)
Current RX 700-900 mA 30-170 mA 250 mA
TX 1.6-5 A Max 1.6 A 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration
Form factor Mobile Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-W000031A RACAL-TRA-000931