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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999.990 MHz 25.965-28.005 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25.965-28.005 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-11.5V DC ? Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX 65-220 mA ? 16 W
TX Max 2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. ? ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN ICOM-IC-E000090 HY-GAIN-V-(008795) WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1