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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Military Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz ? 15-160 m
Modulations 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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz HF 15-160 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 / 1 W 1000 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 115 V AC, 60 Hz 13.8V DC
Current RX 700-900 mA ? 300-500 mA
TX 1.6-5 A 50 A Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
? 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290A MILITARY-AM-003924 ATLAS-000215