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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-75 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 700-900 mA 1.1-1.3 A 30-170 mA
TX 1.6-5 A Max 20 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000475H ICOM-IC-W000031A