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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage) 215-230 MHz
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW @ 10% THD ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells 13.8 V DC or mains 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A max Max 600 mA
TX ? 20 A max Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SANTEC-LS-000202A YAESU-FT-000107 KENWOOD-TM-000331A