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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146/430-440 MHz (Europe)
140-150/440-450 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 45/35 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 5/5 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX 0.8-1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 10 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003220H ZODIAC-MB-005012 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R