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HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DMR   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM: ≤ 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM: ≤ 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
12 / 30 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz
Filters 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 5 W @ 8 Ohm 2 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DMR   FM   N-FM  
RF-output HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 45-50 W 5 / 15 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 2.2 A max 500 mA ?
TX 22 A max 8.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 202x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in China Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
? 124 × 39 × 163 mm
(4.88 × 1.54 × 6.42 in)
Weight 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 3000 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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