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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2 m / 70 cm 10-80 m 137-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 2 m / 70 cm 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX ? 1 A max 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable head. Twin RX QSK
WARC option
CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DR-000599 HEATHKIT-HW-000009 YAESU-FT-002800M