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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.15-21.94 / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz (version dependent)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   W-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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
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Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter)
Current RX 900 mA max Max 220 mA ?
TX 3.1 A max Max 1.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1999 and 2001 Between 1984 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) with batteries
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

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 ICOM-IC-T000081E SONY-AIR-000007