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

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ± 5 ppm (380 Hz maximum) 10MHz reference intern: < ± 1,5 p.p.m., -10° - +55°C ?
Tuning steps 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-75.975 MHz 10 kHz - 3.6 GHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.5 uV r.m.s. e.m.f. for 6 dB
S/N at 1000 Hz modulation frequency and
N full deviation.
2-30MHz
SSB 0,4µV, 10dB S/N, BW 2,4kHz
AM 1,3µV, 10dB S/N, BW 6,0kHz

>30MHz
SSB 0,3µV, 10dB S/N, BW 2,4kHz
FM 0,4µV 12dB SINAD, BW 15kHz
0.5 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 300 Hz: -3 dB
1000 Hz: 0 dB
3000 Hz: -3 dB
? ± 12 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? 2.4 / 4 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 110 / 220 kHz 500 kHz optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 100 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1,0 watt at 8 Ohm – 1% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 30-75.975 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 0.1 / 1 / 15 / 50 W ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 21.5-34V DC (28V nominal) 12 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 3 A 25 W 150 mA
TX 10 A max @ 24V DC - 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions 242 × 217 × 259 mm
(9.53 × 8.54 × 10.20 in)
? 250 × 60 × 225 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 8.86 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Video modulator
RS-232C and USB
External 10 MHz reference input
Built-in 1750 Hz tone burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLANSMAN-VRC-000353 BOGER-BO-003500 ZODIAC-GEMINI