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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 350 mW ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX 16-55 mA 12 W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
148 × 37 × 158 mm
(5.83 × 1.46 × 6.22 in)
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 900 gr (2.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000501 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 LAFAYETTE-LM-000100-AM/FM