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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm (–20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 and 200 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.18 μV (Guaranteed freq. range)
Less than 0.32 μV (Other freq. range)
(1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity FM: 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output 1 W High 5.0 W, Mid. 2.5 W, Low 0.5 W (typical at 7.2V) ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-16V DC 10-16V DC or Icom battery pack Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX 100-600 mA 800 mA max ?
TX Max 500 mA 2.1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx
Dimensions 129 × 52 × 191 mm
(5.08 × 2.05 × 7.52 in)
58 × 111 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.37 × 1.18 in)
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Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) (with antenna and BP-264) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 302 channels in 26 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000058 ICOM-IC-T000070E RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-TRC-000457