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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
20-80 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
?
Selectivity > 60 dB (12.5 kHz)
> 70 dB (20/25 kHz)
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
- -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5/25 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (220 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? 16 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 168 × 44 × 160 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 6.30 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
?
Weight 1.05 kg (2.3 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication Military communication
Features Select 5/5-tone selcall. CTCSS/PL. Split mounting option. ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display ?
MPN MOTOROLA-GM-000950-N2 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008709-2