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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable AirBand VHF Receiver
VHF-FM transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  1.25m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 50 kHz 100 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 220.0 - 389.9 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.25 µV
FM-N: 0.35 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output External speaker / headphones 100 mW Internal speaker > 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands - 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   GMSK  
RF-output 1-2.25 W - 60/25/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC 12 V DC / Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USSR Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 290 × 155 × 210 mm
(11.42 × 6.10 × 8.27 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 920 channels in bank(s) None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ? Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000025 MILITARY-USSR R-000871 ALINCO-DR-000138