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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 40 W 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 700 mA - Max 3.5 A
TX Max 5 A ? Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 158 × 66 × 246 mm
(6.22 × 2.60 × 9.69 in)
? 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ? 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-003000 GELOSO-G-000210-TR ICOM-IC-000756-PRO