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Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 230 mW High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-600 mA
TX ? Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
149 × 54 × 208 mm
(5.87 × 2.13 × 8.19 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000401 STANDARD-C-005800E PALSTAR-RC000030