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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 25-512 / 806-956 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? 240 mW 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? Max 700 mA 1.25 A
TX ? - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 2003 and 200x Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 139.7 × 50.8 × 184.15 mm
(5.50 × 2.00 × 7.25 in)
177 × 72 × 167 mm
(6.97 × 2.83 × 6.57 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME /wFIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Digital modulation board option (APCO 25)
Attenuator
Alpha tags
Rotary control
Auto store
Beep alert
Data skip
Recorder control
Radio cloning
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-006000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000785D TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599)