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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.15-21.94 / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz (version dependent) 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW  
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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 10cm internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) Mains
Current RX 900 mA max ? ?
TX 3.1 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) with batteries 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E SONY-AIR-000007 STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND