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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
70 cm to 2400 MHz Transmitting Converter

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 2.4 GHz (13 cm)
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
28 MHz (10 m)
144 MHz (2 m)
434 MHz (70 cm)
1296 MHz (23 cm)
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 2.4 GHz (13 cm)
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W ? 1-3 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 10-15 V DC
Current RX Max 0.5 A 2A max 300 mA
TX Max 6 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1985 Between 2019 and 202x in Portugal
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
84 × 10 × 65 mm
(3.31 × 0.39 × 2.56 in)
Weight 750 gr (1.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229E DRAKE-R-004245 DXPATROL-QO-000100 MK2