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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz 20, 40 & 80 m 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 20, 40 & 80 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8V DC Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A ? 25-190 mA
TX 8.5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-FTM-000010H RFT-000210 AOR-AR-008200D