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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 7 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
0.15-30 / 76-108 / 116-136 MHz 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA) (140-152 MHz after modification)
- 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 2/5/10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 4.5V DC external or 3R14 + 3R6 batteries 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 300 mA ? 400-600 mA
TX Max 6 A - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1985 and 2003 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 182 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.17 in)
290 × 160 × 50 mm
(11.42 × 6.30 × 1.97 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Scanning. Clock/timer. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-005000 SONY-ICF-002001D ALINCO-DR-000003T