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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz 80-15 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 2W 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz 80-15 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 50~60 W VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) NMO
Impedance 50Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 4 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1966 and 1970 Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-004001 SBE-SB-000034 MOTOROLA-VISAR