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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
6m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 100 Hz per hour, after 20 mins. warm-up. ≥ 100 Hz / ±10% supply voltage
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 160-10 m 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM / SSB: < 0,25 µV 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? (-6/-60 dB)
SSB: 2,4/4,2 kHz
AM: 8/28 kHz
optional CW: 0,25/0,6 0,5/1 1,5/3,0 kHz
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 5,645 / 5,695 MHz, 50 kHz 1st: 8395 kHz
2nd 3395 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 49.5-54 MHz in 500 kHz segments
50.0-52.0 MHz with crystals
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? SSB: 100 W PEP, CW: 90 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1965 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 139.7 × 50.8 × 184.15 mm
(5.50 × 2.00 × 7.25 in)
273 × 140 × 297 mm
(10.75 × 5.51 × 11.69 in)
380 × 168 × 339 mm
(14.96 × 6.61 × 13.35 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS RF-Gain
AGC 3x
PBT in SSB mode
Notch
Noise Blanker (optional)
VOX (Voice Operated Transmit)
PTT (Push To Talk)
Built-in crystal calibrator (100 kc intervals)
ALC (Auto. Level Control)
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-006000H DRAKE-R-000004C HEATHKIT-SB-000110A