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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 10 kHz roofing
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 3W 100 / 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12 V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? 150 mA max 1 A (squelched)
TX ? 1 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010
Dimensions ? 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001220 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) YAESU-FT-000450AT