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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 430-440 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output AM: 50 W (input), FM: 75 W (input), SSB: 100 W (PEP input), CW: 100 W (input) High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW 5 .. 50 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 30/200 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX - ? 400-600 mA
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN GONSET-GSB-000100 KENWOOD-TR-003200 ALINCO-DR-000735T