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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 2 W 65 W max 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.7 A
TX ? 14 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 2011 and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 KENWOOD-TM-000281A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400M