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Handheld Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
High performance Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps Channelized ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output 4 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1 A ?
TX ? 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2001 Between 2003 and 200x Between 198x and 199x in USA
Dimensions 139 × 37 × 182 mm
(5.47 × 1.46 × 7.17 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
Weight 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 400 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features AM/FM ? Audio and RF/IF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIDLAND/ALAN-000078-PLUS-MULTI KENWOOD-TM-000271E WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2