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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability +/- 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 440-450 MHz 0.54 - 31 MHz in 6 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia) - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% Mains ?
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 12 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1955 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
? ?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000208H TMC-GPR-000090 HY-GAIN-VII-(003107)