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Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 / -60dB:
12 kHz / 28 kHz (Wide)
9 kHz / 22 kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 70dB
Audio output ? ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM   AFSK  
RF-output 25 W ? 80 / 30 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 52-70Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (6 or 12 V DC / 67.5 V DC, 275 V DC / 300~600 V DC) 10 V AC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX - ? 0.7A max
TX ? - 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
? 160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? - Massive Heatsink guarantees 80 Watts of RF Power with No Cooling Fan Needed
(Four selectable power output levels are provided: 80/30/10/5 Watts)
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output for noisy environments
- Large 6 Digit Backlit LCD ensure excellent visibility
- Excellent Receiver Performance
- Alpha-Numeric Channel Display
- 200 Memory Channels for serious users
- CTCSS and DCS Encode/Decode Built in
- Versatile Scanning Capability
- WX Channels with "Severe Weather" Alert
- Smart Search Operation
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MORROW-MB-000565 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC-000147XLT YAESU-FT-002980E