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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 700-900 mA 150 VA
TX 1.6-5 A 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290D ICOM-IC-007850