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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   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 - -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX 700-900 mA ? ?
TX 1.6-5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
? 135 × 33 × 91 mm
(5.31 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ? 5-character alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290H KENWOOD-R-000600 SONY-ICF-SW000007