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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-797 / 806-869 / 894-1300 MHz (except cellular) 0.51-1.6 / 26.960-27.260 MHz (23 CB-channels)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) VHF Low: 0.2 μV
VHF Aircraft (20 dBq AM): 0.5 μV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 μV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.5 μV
UHF Low 300-406MHz: 0.6 μV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 μV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.4 μV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 μV
FM 12dB SINAD unless otherwise noted
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion (PLL) ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - Channel 14 only
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 2×AA or mains 9 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A 120 mA max ?
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1970 and 197x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
60 × 127 × 27 mm
(2.36 × 5.00 × 1.06 in)
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Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz) without antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 75 channels/second 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229A GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000700 ARCHER-SPACE-PATROL