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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 1.25m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 220-225 MHz 2-1100 MHz 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity More than 15 kHz (-6 dB), less than 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W (8 ohms at 10% distortion) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 220-225 MHz - 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 450-800 mA ? ?
TX 3-6.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 6.73 in)
? ?
Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 21 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000038A WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 PRESIDENT-HERBERT