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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +14°F to +140°F. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 28-29 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (typical for 12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 65 dB typical ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
?
Image rejection 75 dB typical ? ?
Audio output 300 mW (typical with an 8 ohm load) 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 28-29 MHz
Modulations FM   AFSK   - AM   FM  
RF-output 0.5 / 5.5 W ? 70 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2 V DC Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 13.8 V DC
Current RX 20-250 mA ? ?
TX 0.7-2 A - 15 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 201x and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 132 × 35 mm
(2.13 × 5.20 × 1.38 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 350 gr (12.4 oz) with antenna and battery ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 107 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DCS. Alpha tags. ? 7-color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-V000008 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035 STRYKER-SR-000655