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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.005% ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.6 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 20 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 7.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   All mode  
RF-output 0.5-10 W 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1.3 A < 500 mA
TX ? 1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 230 × 11 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 0.43 × 10.24 in)
140 × 50 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000201 TRAM-XL MAT-TUNER-MAT-000040