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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than +10 p.p.m. from 0 - 40 °C after 15 min. warm up
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 148-174 / 380-430 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV (no reference) FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
AM: 1.0 µV at 10 dB S + N/N
FM: 0.3 µV at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 18 kHz @ -6 dB, 34 kHz @ -50 dB FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 4.2 kHz (-6 dB) / 8.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM / FM: 6.0 kHz (-6 dB) / 18 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 2 W @ 8 ohms ? 2 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz 25.615-32.990 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W AM: 45 W PEP, SSB/FM: 40 W

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 13.8V DC 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground
Current RX 8 W 700-900 mA ?
TX - 1.6-5 A 7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2004 and 200x in China
Dimensions 132 × 38 × 183 mm
(5.20 × 1.50 × 7.20 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
195 × 60 × 290 mm
(7.68 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
Weight 675 gr (1.5 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000008 ICOM-IC-000290H MAGNUM-S-000009