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Mobile Amateur 2m Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz + VXO (±6 kHz) ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) / 6 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 28 MHz
2nd: 7.8 MHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 20 W (PEP) ? SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 0.6 A
TX ? - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan
Dimensions 220 × 70 × 250 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO Internal ISA Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Accessories LSB unit
Preamp
? YC-221 Digital frequency display
MPN BELCOM-LINER-000002 WINRADIO-WR-001500I YAESU-FT-000221R