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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 3.5 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 or mains ?
Current RX 800 mA max 450 mA max ?
TX 6 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 1998 Between 197x and 1974
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000228E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 MIDLAND-000013-881