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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 26.965-27.255 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 403-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 403-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 5/25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 12 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE) Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
123 × 44 × 185 mm
(4.84 × 1.73 × 7.28 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
? CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004 LAFAYETTE-MICRO-000012 MOTOROLA-MC000900