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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 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)
? ?
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 143.8-148.2 MHz 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-16V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external
Current RX 700-900 mA 18-160 mA ?
TX 1.6-5 A Max 1.4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1992 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 109 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 ? Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000004IE ICOM-IC-Z000001E