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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
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 ? ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 7 W, Low: ? W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
? ?
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000002GXA TEN-TEC-PARAGON-II-(000586)