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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W 100 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 12 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x Between 1984 and 1988
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
170 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features CTCSS/DCS Built-in PSU options PA function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147E ICOM-IC-000740 ZODIAC-M-005123