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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1600-4200 kHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   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 - All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries 12/24 V DC
Current RX 900 mA max 100-300 mA 220 mA
TX 3.1 A max - 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 1973 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? 12 crystal controlled frequencies Simplex and duplex operation supported
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E SAILOR-R000103 SAILOR-RT000143