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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? 0.005%
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 9 / 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.15-108 MHz (115.15-223 MHz with optional FRQ-80 converter) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? 0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 20 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
? 1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 400 mW 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   - AM  
RF-output 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.3-1 A ? 0.3-1.3 A
TX 15 A max - 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? ANL
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 SONY-ICF-PRO-000080-(HI-SCAN) TRAM-XL