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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 0.030-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
?
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) ?
Audio output Internal speaker More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 2 A max ?
TX Max 12 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E ICOM-IC-000718 PRESIDENT-BARRY