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Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 68-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (Europe)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA)
137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10 W ? 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.7 A ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX 2.6 A max - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 199x and 199x Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
58 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.28 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with antenna and batteries 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-002036 20-303 YAESU-FT-002800M