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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
7 fixed weather channels (162.xx MHz)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   AM   FM   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
108–136.975 MHz: 1.7 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 60% modulation for AM, 3 kHz deviation for FM)
AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
? 4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
7.8 MHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.8 W max 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 1240-1300 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX Max 1.5 A 130-400 mA 2 A
TX Max 7 A - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan
Dimensions 150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
130 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 755 gr (1.7 lbs) 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000001 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002056 PRESIDENT-ADAMS