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Handheld UHF Transceiver
CB Desktop Transceiver
6m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? ≥ 100 Hz per hour, after 20 mins. warm-up. ≥ 100 Hz / ±10% supply voltage
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 400-479 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
? 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8395 kHz
2nd 3395 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output 400 mW ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 420-450 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W max ? SSB: 100 W PEP, CW: 90 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external ? Mains
Current RX 200-450 mA ? ?
TX 2.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
? 380 × 168 × 339 mm
(14.96 × 6.61 × 13.35 in)
Weight 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
? VOX (Voice Operated Transmit)
PTT (Push To Talk)
Built-in crystal calibrator (100 kc intervals)
ALC (Auto. Level Control)
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000031A GEMTRONICS-GTX-003000 HEATHKIT-SB-000110A