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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop CB Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-999 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 0.01-3000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N, BW: 6 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.56 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.36 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 15 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.56 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.28 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.22 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, BW: 220 kHz)
90-150 MHz: 1.12 µV
400-700 MHz: 1.25 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.9 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N, BW: 3 kHz)
10-20 MHz: 0.25 µV
90-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-700 MHz: 0.23 µV
1600-2600 MHz: 0.14 µV
Selectivity ? ? 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 & 220 kHz (500 Hz optional)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 622 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.7 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
6m / 2m / 70cm / 23cm
26.965-27.? MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 2/5/5/1 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5/0.1 W 4 W? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 220 mA ? 1 A
TX Max 1.4 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 2001 Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 2008 in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 106 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.17 × 1.14 in)
? 217 × 100 × 260 mm
(8.54 × 3.94 × 10.24 in)
Weight 270 gr (9.5 oz) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? LED clock AFC and NB
Alpha tags
EEPROM storage
Five VFO's
Clock and sleep timer
10.7 MHz IF output
Discriminator output
RS232C
Accessories ? ? 4-way external antenna switch
Tape recording cable
CTCSS unit
25-1300 MHz discone antenna
12 V cable
Voice inverter unit
30 kHz to 2 GHz ultra wideband antenna
Collins 2.5 kHz mechanical SSB filter
Collins 6 kHz mechanical AM filter
Collins 500 Hz mechanical CW filter
RS232C cable, 25 pin
MPN ICOM-IC-T000081E RADIOSHACK / REALISTIC-TRC-000057 NAVAHO AOR-AR-005000A