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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-147.995 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   GMSK   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 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 6-10.3V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX 700-900 mA 30-250 mA 30-170 mA
TX 1.6-5 A 1-2 A Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
54 × 140 × 37 mm
(2.13 × 5.51 × 1.46 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) with ABP-222N 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Mobile Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 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 CTCSS / DTCS
GPS option
CTCSS, DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-V000082 ICOM-IC-W000031A