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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 70-90 / 144-174 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 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/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 1.2 A
TX 1.6-5 A - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
? 179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning 8 VHF / 8 UHF channels ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H PUMA-000200 KENWOOD-TK-000090