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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m + 6m 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS 0.28 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 16.90 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
144-147.995 MHz (US version)
144-145.995 MHz (EU version)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1-25 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 10.8-15.6 VDC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 100mA ? 0.7 A
TX - ? 5.0 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
185 × 72 × 188 mm
(7.28 × 2.83 × 7.40 in)
158 × 62 × 246 mm
(6.22 × 2.44 × 9.69 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL and Select 5/5-tone selcall. VOX. DTMF. Voice encryption and trunking options. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DAVCO-DR-000030 MOTOROLA-GM-000380 AZDEN-PCS-002200