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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 6 m 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB ? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 mW across 1000 ohms ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 6 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 1.6-4.0 W 12 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) 117V AC or 12V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200-450 mA
TX ? 5 A max @ 12V DC 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
? 58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000046 ICOM-ID-000031E