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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
26.865-27.265 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? 3 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W / 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz Europe: 144-146 MHz
USA: 144-148 MHz
26.865-27.265 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1-10 W Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.2 W 4.8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 10.8V DC +/-10% 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 0.6 A 45-150 mA ?
TX Max 2.3 A 250-800 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
68 × 181 × 54 mm
(2.68 × 7.13 × 2.13 in)
185 × 63 × 247 mm
(7.28 × 2.48 × 9.72 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Scanning. CTCSS option ANL
NB
Clarifier
Accessories ? ? -
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E YAESU-FT-000207R ALAN-000088S