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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop CB/Freeband/Export/Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
27.425-27.495 MHz 26-32 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
RX: 118-174 MHz
27.425-27.495 MHz 26-32 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 2 W AM/FM/CW: 50 W, SSB: 150 W PEP (variable)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? Mains
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 1998 in Japan Between 1984 and 1988 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
?
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS encoder (CTCSS decoder option) ? NB/ANL
10 memories with scanning
Variable RF power output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-002000H ZODIAC-P-003106 RANGER-RCI-002990