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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld 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 140-150 MHz 108-950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   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 144-148 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: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.2V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 40-210 mA
TX 1.6-5 A ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 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 Band & Memory Scan
Pocket Beep
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater
DTMF Keypad
Battery Saver
Clock with timer
External 12 V DC Jack
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H ICOM-IC-000002SAT ICOM-IC-W000032E