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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W 4.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 28 V DC
Current RX 550-900 mA ? 3 A max
TX 3.6-7.6 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
120 × 31 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.22 × 7.48 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features CTCSS/PL AM/FM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210A MIDLAND/ALAN-000080 MILITARY-BC-000348