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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.1-1999.8 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ? ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type + RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX Max 10.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
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Weight 930 gr (2.1 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 9K6 packet ready Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000281H ICOM-IC-R009000L COBRA-000085