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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
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 ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 900 mA max ? 100-300 mA
TX 3.1 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1968 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
? 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500C SAILOR-R000103