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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-136 / 138-164 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection More than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 1-10 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC (4 × R6/AA) ?
Current RX Max 0.6 A 30-100 mA ?
TX Max 2.3 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 198x Between 1985 and 1989
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
? 170 × 55 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 2.17 × 6.10 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000251E 20-0104 ZODIAC-M-000144