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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
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)
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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)
6 m (50 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 10-75 W 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA 1.1-1.3 A 68 mA
TX 1.6-5 A Max 20 A Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1983 and 2002 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)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-000475H JIM-MX-000006S