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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 26.065-28.305 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.065-28.305 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output ? AM/FM: 10 W SSB: 21 W (PEP) CW: 10 W 4 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external Mains 12 V DC
Current RX 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ? ?
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
? 180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
Weight 185 gr (6.5 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000005 PRESIDENT-FRANKLIN PRESIDENT-JAMES