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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.53-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 75 dB ? ?
Audio output More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? ?

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 ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) ?V DC or mains ?
Current RX 0.3-1 A ? ?
TX 15 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
? ?
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V008000 SONY-TFM-001600W LAFAYETTE-COMSTAT-000023-MARK-VI