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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output Max 10 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 1/2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-16V DC 15V DC
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? ?
TX Max 2.9 A 3-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in West Germany Between 199x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in Netherlands
Dimensions 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
252 × 104 × 330 mm
(9.92 × 4.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.80 kg (12.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BRAUN-SE-000400-DIG RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 PHILIPS-RT-003600