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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 800 mA max Max 0.8 A 70 mA
TX 6 A max Max 3.1 A 80 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E ICOM-IC-000260A PRESIDENT-KP-000077