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VHF Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005 %
Tuning steps 5 / 15 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
? 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting ? 0.8 μV for 10 dB; (S + N) /N typical (limit 1.6 μV)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? 6 dB @ 7kHz, 70 dB @ 10kHz typical
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superheterodyne, PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.692 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
? 26.965 - 27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output 2 / 45 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? 13.8 V DC nom. (+ or - ground)
Current RX 600-750 mA ? 800 mA
TX 2.7-9.5 A ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 2012 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
? 152 × 58 × 327 mm
(5.98 × 2.28 × 12.87 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000025H BANDO-TECHNIC-000001 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO000505XL