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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF Mobile Radio

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz (VFO) 10-80 m 108-136 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-490 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (XTAL) 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 12 W 20-60 W VHF: 5/10/20/50 W, UHF: 5/10/25/40 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ?
TX ? Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
140 × 42 × 211 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 8.31 in)
Weight ? 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 1.16 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 750 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? 7 characters alpha-numeric display
Single or Dual Receive/Display Modes
User selectable multi-colored LCD display
Dual receive with separate volume control
Multiple scan modes including priority scan
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-000002-METER RFT-000215B POLMAR-DB-000050