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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 29.7-42 MHz
35-50 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV ? ?
Selectivity > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 25 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 29.7-42 MHz
35-50 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W 3 W PEP ±20% 1-5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) 1400 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX 0.8 A 55 mA max ?
TX 10 A max 125 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
58 × 137 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 5.39 × 1.50 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 428 gr (15.1 oz) with standard hi-capacity NimH battery
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL and Select 5/5-tone CCIR
VOX
Full keypad
IP54
Mil spec 8110C / 810D / 810E
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E SEMCOSET-SEMCO MOTOROLA-GP-000380