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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29.7-42 MHz
35-50 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
1.8-30 MHz 108-174 / 430-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st IF: 21.7 MHz (VHF), 30.85 MHz (UHF)
2nd IF: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 29.7-42 MHz
35-50 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
1.8-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 1-5 W max 2-100 W 5 .. 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 1400 mAh Li-Ion 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 400-600 mA
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 198x Between 2016 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 137 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 5.39 × 1.50 in)
? 140 × 60 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 7.40 in)
Weight 428 gr (15.1 oz) with standard hi-capacity NimH battery ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL and Select 5/5-tone CCIR
VOX
Full keypad
IP54
Mil spec 8110C / 810D / 810E
? ?
Accessories ? ? EJ-47U DV option
MPN MOTOROLA-GP-000380 KENWOOD-TRC-000070 ALINCO-DR-000735E