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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz General coverage 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ? 37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 400 W (AM: 100 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX 11.5 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
? 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Twin RX
Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
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