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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Marine VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  23cm  10m  None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
156-162 MHz (fixed channels) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 1 / 5 / 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 12/24 V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 1.3 A 220 mA 90 VA
TX 4.5 A max 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 33 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000050 SAILOR-RT000142 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II