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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 7.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms 2.7 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144.6-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 / 45 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX 3.7-9 A - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x Between 1994 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
265 × 84 × 188 mm
(10.43 × 3.31 × 7.40 in)
334 × 93 × 243 mm
(13.15 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF Auto-store
Auto-sort
Rotary control
Tape control
Weather alert
Channel count
Optional CTCSS
Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000890XLT YAESU-FT-000890AT