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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point)
Audio output ? ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 35 W, Low: 5 W 0.1-10 W in 5 steps

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9-15.9V DC
Current RX 900 mA max ? 250-450 mA
TX 3.1 A max Max 9.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 198x and 199x Between 2002 and 20xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
140 × 50 × 159 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.26 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E ICOM-IC-000448A ICOM-IC-000703