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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Icom IC-290D
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
483€
Theoretical estimate
411€
Minimum
556€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur VHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- Europe TX: 144-146 MHz RX: 144-146 MHz
- Tuning steps
- FM: 5 / 1 KHz SSB/CW: 1 Khz / 100 Hz
- Frequency stability
- Within 1.5 KHz @ -10° to +60°C (14° to 140°F)
- Mode
- FM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- 5 regular RAM storage
- Repeater shift / offset
- ± Any in-band, in 100 KHz steps
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±15% (Male 3-pin jack)
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 700-900 mA TX: 1.6-5 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 170*64*218 mm (6.69*2.52*8.58")
- Weight
- 2.5 Kg (5.51 lb)
- Other features
- 1750 Hz repeater tone. NB.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Single conversion superheterodyne (SSB/CW) IF: 10.75 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne (FM) 1st IF: 10.75 MHz 2nd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- FM: <0.6 uV for 20 dB noise quieting SSB/CW: <0.5 uV (10 dB S+N/N)
- Squelch sensitivity
- Less than 0.4 uV (Threshold)
- Selectivity
- FM 15 KHz (-6 dB) 30 KHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 4.8 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- >60 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at ?% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- TS "Minijack" (3.5 mm), 4-8 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Modulation system
- FM: Variable reactance frequency modulation SSB: Balanced modulation
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 1.3 Kohm / 8-pin (Male locking ring jack)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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