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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 kHz after first hour ? 0.005%
Tuning steps Four bands divided into 1 MHz segments. VFO barrel tuner sealed unit. Tuning range before retune is 100 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 522 - 1620 kHz / 26.965-27.405 / 87.5-108 MHz 26.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   AM  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.25 µV
FM: 1 µV
? 1 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity CW: ≤ 4.0 kHz at -50dB
AM: ≤ 12 kHz at -40dB
FM: ≤ 32 kHz at -50dB
? 10 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters None ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? 11-16 V DC negative ground
Audio output 2 W ? 0.4 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 26.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   AM  
RF-output 10 W 4 W 0.5 W (3 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? 100 mA
TX 3 A max 3 A max 180 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1971 in Japan (not available for export) Between 199x and 199x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
178 × 50 × 160 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
121 × 35 × 160 mm
(4.76 × 1.38 × 6.30 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.12 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features BFO
Optional AC supply
Built in SWR meter with calibration pot on back of radio
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000071 ALAN-000318 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000727GT