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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
DESKTOP/MOBILE SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm 
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 Channelized 5 / 12.5 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 29-54 / 87.3-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
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 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 75 dB ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load 3 W @ 10% THD 700 mW

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 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8 V DC 9 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 1975 and 197x in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
210 × 175 × 60 mm
(8.27 × 6.89 × 2.36 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ANL Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 TRAM-XL WHISTLER-WS001025