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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 6 / 2 m 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW  
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 144-146 MHz 6 / 2 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1961 and 196x Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
? ?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station 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-000290D POLYTRONICS-POLYCOM-000006N2 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125