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Handheld Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  ? 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 25-30 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
20-80 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? > 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 25-30 MHz 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output 40 W 5/25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 16 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 200x and 20xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 165 × 60 × 290 mm
(6.50 × 2.36 × 11.42 in)
168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features AM/FM/SSB Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option. ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN MAGNUM-OMEGAFORCE-S000045 MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N2 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1