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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 138-174 MHz 430-434 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
< 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-434 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA 16~210 mA (13.8V) ?
TX 1.6-5 A 450~1200 mA (13.8V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
49 × 104 × 33 mm
(1.93 × 4.09 × 1.30 in)
156 × 58 × 244 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 9.61 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) with BP-82 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000002SE ICOM-IC-000030A