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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 W AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Keyboard IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000003SAT KENWOOD-TS-000140S COBRA-000018-WX-ST