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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV 28-29 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity 65 dB typical SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 75 dB typical Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 28-29 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 70 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC 13.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 20-250 mA Max 1.1 A ?
TX 0.7-2 A Max 21 A 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? 7-color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000008 YAESU-FT-000301 STRYKER-SR-000655