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Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 18-76 / 108-136 / 136-629 / 630-660 / 840-999 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 136-629 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W 1-2.25 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x Between 1962 and 197x in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories ? 920 channels in bank(s) 256 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-A MILITARY-AN/PRC-000025 RADTEL-RT-000470X